Medium-term effect of perennial energy crops on soil organic carbon storage

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 212-217

  Ceotto, Enrico ^a   Di Candilo, Mario ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy crops; Herbaceous perennial; Soil organic carbon sequestration; Woody species

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; FIELDWORK; HERB; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PERENNIAL PLANT; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON;

BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; PO VALLEY;

ARUNDO DONAX; EMILIA; MISCANTHUS; SALIX;

EID: 84856076076     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e33     Document Type: Article

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