Early response of soil organic fractions to tillage and integrated crop-livestock production

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 613-625

  Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a   Stuedemann, John A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; MICROORGANISMS;

CROP MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC FRACTIONS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL SURVEYS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 43949136931     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0121     Document Type: Article

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