Cover crop effect on soil carbon fractions under conservation tillage cotton

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 205-218

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Schomberg, Harry H ^a   Singh, Bharat P ^b   Whitehead, Wayne F ^b   Tillman, P Glynn ^a   Lachnicht Weyers, Sharon L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Cover crop; Cropping system; Microbial carbon; On farm study; Organic carbon; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WATER CONTENT;

CARBON MINERALIZATION; COVER CROP; CROPPING SYSTEM; MICROBIAL CARBON; ON-FARM STUDY; SOIL QUALITY;

CROPS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION; COTTON; COVER CROP; LEGUME; ORGANIC CARBON; SANDY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 34848901106     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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