Stratification of soil organic C, N and C: N ratio as affected by conservation tillage in two maize fields of China

Catena

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-130

  Lou, Yilai ^a   Xu, Minggang ^a   Chen, Xianni ^b   He, Xinhua ^c   Zhao, Kai ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Chaoyang Center for Agricultural Technology Service   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Residue management; Soil C:N ratio; Stratification ratio; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CAMBISOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CULTIVATION; MAIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL SURFACE; STRATIFICATION;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862819244     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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