Soil physicochemical properties in a grassland and agroecosystem receiving varying organic inputs

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1530-1538

  Singh, Sonu ^a   Mishra, Ritu ^a   Singh, Alka ^a   Ghoshal, Nandita ^a   Singh, K P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ANP, Aboveground net productivity; BNP, Belowground net productivity; SOC, Soil organic C; SOM, Soil organic matter; TNP, Total net productivity; WHC, Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

ANP, ABOVEGROUND NET PRODUCTIVITY; BNP, BELOWGROUND NET PRODUCTIVITY; SOC, SOIL ORGANIC C; SOM, SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TNP, TOTAL NET PRODUCTIVITY; WHC, WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

AGGREGATES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHELATION; CLAY MINERALS; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SOIL MOISTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNDERWATER SOILS; UREA; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; MACROAGGREGATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; ORYZA SATIVA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA BISPINOSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 69949164552     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0301     Document Type: Article

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