Soil carbon dioxide flux and organic carbon content: Effects of tillage and nitrogen fertilization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1874-1884

  Morell, F J ^a   Cantero Martinez C ^a   Lampurlanes J ^a   Plaza Bonilla, D ^a   Alvaro Fuentes J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP GROWTH; GROWING SEASON; MINIMUM TILLAGE; N FERTILIZATION; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NO TILLAGE; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; RAINFED; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOIL CARBON DIOXIDE; SOIL CO; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TILLAGE PRACTICES; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CROP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE;

EID: 81855227905     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0030     Document Type: Article

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