Soil organic matter dynamics and losses in manured maize-based forage systems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-186

  Bertora, Chiara ^a   Zavattaro, Laura ^a   Sacco, Dario ^a   Monaco, Stefano ^a   Grignani, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop residue; Fodder crops rotation; Greenhouse gases inventory; Manure; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER; FORAGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; MANURE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; RECYCLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60649117540     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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