Carbon and nitrogen mineralization and persistence of organic residues under conservation and conventional tillage

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1425-1433

  Mulvaney, M J ^a   Wood, C W ^b   Balkcom, K S ^c   Shannon, D A ^b   Kemble, J M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; AVENA SATIVA; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; COVER CROPS; LITTERBAGS; NO-TILL; NUTRIENT RELEASE; ORGANIC RESIDUES; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOYBEAN [GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERR.]; SPLIT-PLOT DESIGN; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACIDS; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC CARBON; RATE CONSTANTS; SOILS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; AVENA SATIVA; GLYCINE MAX; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA; MIMOSA;

EID: 79951573702     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0129     Document Type: Article

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