Tillage effects on aggregate turnover and sequestration of particulate and humified soil organic carbon

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 670-676

  Yoo, G ^a   Wander, Michelle M ^b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC CARBON;

AGGREGATE TURNOVER; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC); TILLAGE EFFECTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS;

AGGREGATE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

DEKALB COUNTY [ILLINOIS]; ILLINOIS; MONMOUTH; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43949135192     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0110     Document Type: Article

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