Irrigation system and tillage effects on soil carbon and nitrogen fractions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1225-1234

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Stevens, William B ^a   Evans, Robert G ^a   Iversen, William M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND NITROGEN; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LOW -ENERGY PRECISION APPLICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON AND NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; RESIDUE INCORPORATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; IRRIGATION; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN;

SOILS;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY LOAM; CROP YIELD; ELEMENT MOBILITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; TILLAGE;

NEBRASKA; SIDNEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880710944     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0412     Document Type: Article

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