Soil carbon dioxide emission and carbon content as affected by conventional and organic cropping systems in Mediterranean environment

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-72

  Mancinelli, R ^a   Campiglia, E ^a   Di Tizio, A ^b   Marinari, S ^b  

^a Department of Crop Production ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conventional; Cropping system; Mediterranean climate; Organic; Soil C balance; Soil CO2 emission

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 77955982103     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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