Modeling carbon dynamics in subsoils using simple models

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 671-677

  Helfrich, Mirjam ^a   Flessa, Heiner ^a   Ludwig, Bernard ^b  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arable soils; C turnover; Long term experiments; Subsoil C dynamics

Indexed keywords

SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650448403     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200900050     Document Type: Article

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