Variations in type of vegetal cover and heterogeneity of soil organic carbon in affecting sink capacity of tropical soils

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1144-1150

  Dinakaran, J ^a   Krishnayya, N S R ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Physical fractionation; Recalcitrant pool; Sink capacity; Soil organic carbon; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849100295     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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