Energy sorghum biomass harvest thresholds and tillage effects on soil organic carbon and bulk density

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 172-182

  Meki, Manyowa N ^a   Snider, John L ^b   Kiniry, James R ^c   Raper, Randy L ^d,f   Rocateli, Alexandre C ^e  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^f OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Energy sorghum; Harvest threshold; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS HARVEST; BIOMASS REMOVAL; BIOMASS YIELD; BULK DENSITY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CONVENTIONAL TILLS; CROP MODEL; CROPPING SYSTEMS; ENERGY SORGHUM; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; HARVEST THRESHOLD; LOAMY SAND; N IMMOBILIZATION; NO-TILL; NUTRIENT DEPLETION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; REMOVAL RATE; ROOT BIOMASS; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS; SUBSOIL TILLAGE; TILLAGE EFFECTS; TOTAL BIOMASS; WEATHER DATA;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOMASS; CROPS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOIL MECHANICS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENERGY CROP; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HARVESTING; IMMOBILIZATION; ORGANIC SOIL; SANDY SOIL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SORGHUM; SUBSOIL; SUSTAINABILITY; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 84864755767     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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