Short-term crop and soil response to C-friendly strategies in two contrasting environments

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-123

  Alluvione, Francesco ^a   Fiorentino, Nunzio ^b   Bertora, Chiara ^a   Zavattaro, Laura ^a   Fagnano, Massimo ^b   Chiarandà, Fabrizio Quaglietta ^b   Grignani, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compost; Maize; Mineralization; Minimum tillage; Short term C dynamics; SOC physical protection

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CLAY; COMPOST; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PLOWING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871725851     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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