Evaluating the Century C model using long-term fertilizer trials in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-83

  Bhattacharyya, T ^a   Pal, D K ^a   Easter, M ^b   Williams, S ^b   Paustian, K ^b   Milne, E ^c   Chandran, P ^a   Ray, S K ^a   Mandal, C ^a   Coleman, K ^d   Falloon, P ^e   Powlson, D ^d   Gajbhiye, K S ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Century; Crop yield; India; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CARBON BUDGET; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; SOIL CARBON;

ASIA; BARRACKPORE; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; LUDHIANA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

CORCHORUS; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34047140366     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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