Tillage, cropping systems, and nitrogen fertilizer source effects on soil carbon sequestration and fractions

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 880-888

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Senwo, Zachary N ^b   Nyakatawa, Ermson Z ^b   Tazisong, Irenus A ^b   Reddy, K Chandra ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; QUANTIFICATION OF SOIL CARBON;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORN; COTTON; CROP; CROPPING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LOAM SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; RYE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FERTILIZERS; GOSSYPIUM; NITROGEN; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43749106935     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0241     Document Type: Article

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