Role of phytolith occluded carbon of crop plants for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in agro-ecosystems

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 911-920

  Rajendiran, S ^a   Vassanda Coumar, M ^a   Kundu, S ^a   Ajay, ^a   Dotaniya, M L ^a   Subba Rao, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Phytolith occluded carbon; Soil organic carbon; Terrestrial carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84869124075     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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