The effect of reduced tillage agriculture on carbon dynamics in silt loam soils

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-265

  D'Haene, Karoline ^a,b   Sleutel, Steven ^a   De Neve, Stefaan ^a   Gabriels, Donald ^a   Hofman, Georges ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Microbial biomass carbon; Reduced tillage agriculture; Root crops; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; SILTY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649158228     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9240-9     Document Type: Article

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