Potential aerobic C mineralization of a red earth paddy soil and its temperature dependence under long-term fertilizer treatments

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-193

  Zheng, J ^a   Li, L ^a   Pan, G ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Smith, P ^b   Hussain, Q ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO 2 production; Long term fertilizer experiment; Paddy soil; Potential C mineralization; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MINERALIZATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; PADDY FIELD; RED SOIL; RICE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPSOIL; WARMING;

CHINA; JIANGXI;

EID: 84862625350     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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