Long-term tillage and cropping sequence effects on dryland residue and soil carbon fractions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1730-1739

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Caesar TonThat, Thecan ^a   Lenssen, Andrew W ^a   Evans, Robert G ^a   Kolberg, Robert ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; MICROORGANISMS;

CROP BIOMASS; SOIL C STORAGE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CEREAL; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRYLAND FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MINERALIZATION; PHYTOMASS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 36448952006     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0433     Document Type: Article

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