Carbon sequestration in native prairie, perennial grass, no-till, and cultivated palouse silt loam

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 534-540

  Purakayastha, T J ^a   Huggins, D R ^b   Smith, J L ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CULTIVATED PALOUSE SILT LOAM;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CROPS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRAIRIE; SEED PRODUCTION; SILTY LOAM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; ZERO TILLAGE;

POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 40849120094     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0369     Document Type: Article

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