Potassium release during decomposition of crop residues under conventional and zero tillage

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-481

  Lupwayi, N Z ^a   Clayton, G W ^b   O'Donovan, J T ^a   Harker, K N ^b   Turkington, T K ^b   Soon, Y K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Crop residue quality; Crop rotation; Organic soil amendments

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POTASSIUM; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PISUM SATIVUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845959255     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S05-049     Document Type: Article

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