Effects of long-term repeated mineral and organic fertilizer applications on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen in a semi-arid cropland

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-26

  Zhengchao, Zhou ^a,b   Zhuoting, Gan ^c   Zhouping, Shangguan ^b   Fuping, Zhang ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c BAOJI UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Semi arid; Soil N; Soil organic carbon; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS; CATTLE; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; MINERAL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84869886629     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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