Corn-soybean sequence and tillage effects on soil carbon dynamics and storage

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-154

  Huggins, D R ^a   Allmaras, R R ^b   Clapp, C E ^b   Lamb, J A ^b   Randall, G W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC); TILLAGE;

CROPS;

CARBON; CROPS; DECOMPOSITION; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONTINUOUS CROPPING; CROP ROTATION; MAIZE; PLOWING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; ZERO TILLAGE;

CARBON; DECAY; FARM CROPS; SOIL;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846782698     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0137     Document Type: Article

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