Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization kinetics in organic and conventional three-year cropping systems

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Marinari, S ^a   Lagomarsino, A ^a   Moscatelli, M C ^a   Di Tizio, A ^a   Campiglia, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dystric Fluvisol; Green manure; Nitrogen availability; Organic fertilizers; Soil mineralization; Typic Xerofluvent

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGNS; C AND N MINERALIZATION; C:N RATIO; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DURUM WHEATS; GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; GREEN MANURE CROPS; GREEN MANURES; KINETICS PARAMETER; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL IMMOBILIZATION; MINERAL NITROGEN; MINERALIZATION-IMMOBILIZATION; N FERTILIZATION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; PISUM SATIVUM; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RELEASE PATTERN; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MINERALIZATION; TERM FIELD; TRITICUM; VICIA SATIVA;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CROPS; MANURES; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC CARBON; ROTATION;

SOILS;

CROP ROTATION; FLUVISOL; GREEN MANURING; GUANO; MINERALIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; XEROSOL;

ITALY; LAZIO; VITERBO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 77955050675     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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