Sequestering carbon in minimum-tilled clay soils used for irrigated cotton and grain production

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Rochester, Ian J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Cotton stubble; Legume stubble; Minimum tillage; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY SOIL; CROPPING SYSTEMS; FABA BEANS; GRAIN PRODUCTION; IRRIGATED COTTON; LEGUME STUBBLE; MINIMUM TILLAGE; MONITORING PERIODS; N CONTENT; SEQUESTERING CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CLAY; COTTON; CROPS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMONITORING; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY SOIL; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HERB; IRRIGATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 78651502945     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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