Enhancing eco-efficiency in agro-ecosystems through soil carbon sequestration

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue , 2010, Pages S-120-S-131

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951779235     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.01.0012     Document Type: Article

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