Carbon sequestration by tillage, rotation, and nitrogen fertilization in a mediterranean vertisol

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 310-318

  López Bellido, Rafael J ^a   Fontán, José M ^a   López Bellido, Francisco J ^b   López Bellido, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CICER ARIETINUM; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; N FERTILIZATION; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NO TILLAGE; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RAINFED; SOIL LAYER; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STORAGES; SOIL SAMPLE; SOUTHERN SPAIN; TILLAGE SYSTEM; VERTISOLS; VICIA FABA; WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CROPS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC CARBON; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; ROTATION; SOILS;

CHELATION;

CICER ARIETINUM; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 74549157692     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0165     Document Type: Article

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