Decadal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen under a range of irrigation and phosphorus fertilizer treatments

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 246-256

  Schipper, Louis A ^a   Dodd, Mike B ^b   Pronger, Jack ^a   Mudge, Paul L ^a,c   Moss, Ray A ^d   Upsdell, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHIVED SOIL SAMPLES; DECADAL CHANGE; DRY PERIODS; DRYLAND; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FLOOD IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION REGIMES; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; N-FIXATION; NEW ZEALAND; PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER; RESPIRATION RATE; ROOT BIOMASS; SOIL CARBON; SURFACE SOIL;

CARBON; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; SOIL MOISTURE;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ACCUMULATION; DECADAL VARIATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOOD; IRRIGATION; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL SURFACE; SUPERPHOSPHATE;

NEW ZEALAND;

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84872591388     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0126     Document Type: Article

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