Potential carbon and nitrogen mineralization in soils from a perennial forage production system amended with class B biosolids

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 461-465

  Jin, Virginia L ^a   Johnson, Mari Vaughn V ^b   Haney, Richard L ^a   Arnold, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; C mineralization; C storage; Cynodon dactylon; Land application; N mineralization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOSOLID; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FORAGE; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 79958066791     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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