Cover crop effects increasing carbon storage in a subtropical no-till sandy Acrisol

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1499-1511

  Bayer, Cimélio ^a   Dieckow, Jeferson ^b   Amado, Telmo Jorge Carneiro ^c   Eltz, Flávio Luiz Folleto ^c   Vieira, Frederico Costa Beber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C stocks; Carbon management index; Legumes; No till; Particulate C

Indexed keywords

ACRISOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COVER CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; LEGUME; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVENA STRIGOSA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MUCUNA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68849089704     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620902820365     Document Type: Article

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