Effect of optimal irrigation, Different fertilization, And reduced tillage on soil organic carbon storage and crop yields in the North China Plain

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-98

  Zhao, Xiaoning ^a   Hu, Kelin ^b   Li, Kejiang ^c   Wang, Pu ^b   Ma, Yongliang ^b   Stahr, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Fertilization; Irrigation; Residue return; SOC storage; The North China Plain; Tillage; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873749703     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201100353     Document Type: Article

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