Can mineral and organic fertilization help sequestrate carbon dioxide in cropland?

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Triberti, Loretta ^a   Nastri, Anna ^a   Giordani, Gianni ^a   Comellini, Franca ^a   Baldoni, Guido ^a   Toderi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Long term experiment; Mineral fertilization; Organic fertilization; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATTLE; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MANURE; ORGANIC CARBON; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO VALLEY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43449100036     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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