The short-term cover crops increase soil labile organic carbon in southeastern Australia

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-244

  Zhou, Xiaoqi ^a   Chen, Chengrong ^a   Lu, Shunbao ^a   Rui, Yichao ^a   Wu, Hanwen ^b   Xu, Zhihong ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Cover crop; Labile organic carbon; Soil organic carbon; Southeastern Australia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COVER CROP; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRASS; LUVISOL; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84862909146     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-011-0594-9     Document Type: Article

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