Carbon and nitrogen stocks in relation to organic matter fractions, aggregation and pore size distribution in no-tillage and conventional tillage in northern France

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 248-259

  Oorts, Katrien ^a,b   Bossuyt, H ^b   Labreuche, J ^c   Merckx, R ^b   Nicolardot, B ^a  

^a Inst Natl de la Rech Agronomique   (France)

^b Division Soil and Water Management   (Belgium)

^c ARVALIS Institut du Vegetal   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CARBON SINK; MACROAGGREGATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846850079     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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