Soil organic matter status changes with cultivation of overgrazed pastures in Semi-dry West Central Iran

International Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-123

  Fallahzade, J ^a   Hajabbasi, M A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cropland; Cultivation; Overgrazed pasture; Particulate organic carbon (POC); Total organic carbon (TOC)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBOHYDRATE; CULTIVATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; OVERGRAZING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; SEMIARID REGION; SHEEP; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

IRAN;

OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78649282685     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijss.2011.114.123     Document Type: Article

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