Grass roots of soil carbon sequestration

Carbon Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-11

  Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

forages; legume; mixed use farming; perennial grass; resilient agricultural system; soil organic carbon; soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856754586     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.11.73     Document Type: Review

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