Modelling tillage and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil organic carbon dynamics

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-39

  Álvaro Fuentes, Jorge ^a   Morell, Francisco Joaquín ^b   Plaza Bonilla, Daniel ^b   Arrúe, José Luis ^a   Cantero Martínez, Carlos ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nitrogen fertilization; Semiarid agroecosystems; Soil organic carbon modelling; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; CENTURY MODEL; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; DRYLAND; FERTILIZATION RATES; FIELD STUDIES; INPUT DATAS; INTERACTIVE EFFECT; MODEL PREDICTION; MODELLING STUDIES; N FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NO TILLAGE; NORTHEAST SPAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SOIL LAYER; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON MODELLING; SOIL PROFILES; TILLAGE; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARID REGION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; TILLAGE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84857124611     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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