Sugarcane phytoliths: Encapsulation and sequestration of a long-lived carbon fraction

Sugar Tech

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-21

  Parr, Jeff ^a   Sullivan, Leigh ^a   Quirk, Robert ^b,c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Plantstone Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Mcleods Creek   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occluded carbon; Organic matter decomposition; PhytOC; Phytoliths; Soil organic carbon; Terrestrial carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649130791     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-009-0003-y     Document Type: Article

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