Impact of reduced tillage and cover cropping on the greenhouse gas budget of a maize/soybean rotation ecosystem

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 234-242

  Bavin, T K ^a   Griffis, T J ^a   Baker, J M ^a   Venterea, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover cropping; Ecosystem respiration; Methane fluxes; Nitrous oxide fluxes; Reduced tillage; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; METHANE; NUTRIENT LOSS; RESPIRATION; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349096366     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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