Possibilities of carbon and nitrogen sequestration under conventional tillage and no-till cover crop farming (Mekong valley, Laos)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 148-161

  de Rouw, A ^a   Huon, S ^b   Soulileuth, B ^c   Jouquet, P ^a   Pierret, A ^a,d   Ribolzi, O ^e   Valentin, C ^a   Bourdon, E ^a,d   Chantharath, B ^f  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c MSEC programme ^*  (Laos)

^d International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Laos)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f PRONAE Programme National en Agroécologie Laos   (Laos)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Maize; Roots; Ruzi grass; Surface crusts; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; HERBICIDE; INFILTRATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ROOT; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MEKONG VALLEY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 74849095698     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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