C-Farm: A simple model to evaluate the carbon balance of soil profiles

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-29

  Kemanian, Armen R ^a   Stöckle, Claudio O ^b  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C Farm; Cropping system; Simulation model; Soil carbon storage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL PROFILE; WHEAT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HERTFORDSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PENDLETON; ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTAL STATION; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 71649096225     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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