Crop management effects on crop residue production and changes in soil organic carbon in the central great plains

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 990-997

  Benjamin, Joseph G ^a   Halvorson, Ardell D ^b   Nielsen, David Christopher ^a   Mikha, Maysoon M ^a  

^a Ctrl Great Plains Research Station   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BROADLEAF CROPS; CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS; CHISEL PLOWS; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CROP MANAGEMENTS; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SEASONS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; NO-TILL; REPRODUCTIVE STAGE; RESIDUE REMOVAL; RHIZODEPOSITION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TILLAGE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOETHANOL; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ETHANOL; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ROTATION; SOILS; TOOLS; WATER SUPPLY;

CROPS;

EID: 77952666311     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0483     Document Type: Article

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