Corn stover removal for expanded uses reduces soil fertility and structural stability

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 418-426

  Blanco Canqui, Humberto ^a   Lal, R ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE P; AVAILABLE P AND K; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CLAY LOAMS; CORN STOVERS; GRAIN YIELDS; INDUSTRIAL USE; NO TILLS; PLANT NUTRIENTS; REDUCED SOILS; RESEARCH DATUM; SILT LOAMS; SOIL FERTILITIES; SOIL ORGANIC C; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; THRESHOLD LEVELS;

CALCIUM; CLAY MINERALS; FERTILIZERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LAKES; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; STABILITY;

SILT;

CROP YIELD; ION EXCHANGE; LOAM; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SILT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION;

CELINA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62549084732     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0141     Document Type: Article

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