Management of organic amendments in rice-wheat cropping system determines the pool where carbon is sequestered

Plant and Soil

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 145-162

  Benbi, D K ^a   Toor, A S ^a   Kumar, Shrvan ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heavy fraction C; Light fraction C; Mineral associated C; Mineralizable C; Particulate organic carbon; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MANURE; MINERALIZATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RICE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STRAW; SUSTAINABILITY; WHEAT;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84867743897     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1226-3     Document Type: Article

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