Long-term no tillage increased soil organic carbon content of rain-fed cereal systems in a Mediterranean area

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-27

  De Sanctis, Giacomo ^a   Roggero, Pier Paolo ^a   Seddaiu, Giovanna ^a   Orsini, Roberto ^b   Porter, Cheryl H ^c   Jones, James W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

C dynamics; DSSAT; Maize; N fertilization; Weed fallow; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CALIBRATION; CARBON FLUX; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; ORGANIC SOIL; PLOWING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859826516     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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