Predicting soil organic carbon sequestration in the southeastern United States with EPIC and the soil conditioning index

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-144

  Abrahamson, Deborah A ^a   Causarano, Hector J ^b   Williams, Jimmy R ^c   Norfleet, M Lee ^c   Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Conservation tillage; Modeling; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL PLAIN; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MONOCULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949795341     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.2.134     Document Type: Article

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