Integrated crops and livestock in central North Dakota, USA: Agroecosystem management to buffer soil change

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Liebig, M A ^a   Tanaka, D L ^a   Kronberg, S L ^a   Scholljegerdes, E J ^b   Karn, J F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

integrated agricultural systems; soil change; soil quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BULK DENSITY; CROP; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861080327     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000172     Document Type: Article

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