Short-term effects of crop rotation, residue management, and soil water on carbon mineralization in a tropical cropping system

Plant and Soil

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 29-38

  Adiku, S G K ^a,b   Narh, S ^a   Jones, J W ^b   Laryea, K B ^a   Dowuona, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Maize fallow rotation; Residue management; Soil carbon mineralization; Soil water

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; GRASS; LEGUME; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; REACTION RATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51449103210     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9652-y     Document Type: Article

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