Comparison of soil organic-matter characteristics under the energy crop giant reed, cropping sequence and natural grass

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-180

  Riffaldi, Riccardo ^a   Saviozzi, Alessandro ^a   Cardelli, Roberto ^a   Bulleri, Federica ^a   Angelini, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cropping sequence; Dissolved organic carbon; Giant reed cropping; Humification index; Light fraction; Natural grass

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GRASS; HUMIFICATION; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

ARUNDO DONAX;

EID: 77949338733     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903426972     Document Type: Article

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