Nitrogen management affects carbon sequestration in North American cropland soils

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-64

  Christopher, Sheila F ^a,b   Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; N fertilizer; Nitrogen; Nutrient use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847132347     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680601174830     Document Type: Review

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