Cultivation and reseeding effects on soil organic matter in the mixed prairie

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1348-1355

  Wang, Xiaoyu ^a   Willms, Walter D ^b   Hao, Xiying ^b   Zhao, Mengli ^a   Han, Guodong ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGNS; LIGHT FRACTION; PERENNIAL GRASS; SOIL ORGANIC C; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; STEADY STATE; WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

SOILS;

CULTIVATION; GRASS; PRAIRIE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGROPYRON; BOUTELOUA; STIPA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954569972     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0366     Document Type: Article

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