Quantifying the effect of soil organic matter on indigenous soil N supply and wheat productivity in semiarid sub-tropical India

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-112

  Benbi, D K ^a   Chand, Milap ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; N use efficiency; Nitrogen availability; Soil N supply; Wheat productivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548168662     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9100-z     Document Type: Article

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