Effects of residue location on soil organic matter turnover: Results from an incubation experiment with 15N-maize

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 634-643

  Jacobs, Anna ^a   Helfrich, Mirjam ^a,b   Dyckmans, Jens ^c   Rauber, Rolf ^c   Ludwig, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Conventional tillage; Minimum tillage; Partitioning of C and N; Tillage simulation; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960933724     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000208     Document Type: Article

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