Impacts of conservation agriculture on total soil organic carbon retention potential under an irrigated agro-ecosystem of the western Indo-Gangetic Plains

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-42

  Das, T K ^a   Bhattacharyya, Ranjan ^a   Sharma, A R ^b   Das, S ^a   Saad, A A ^a   Pathak, H ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bed planting; Carbon addition and storage; Conventional and zero tillage; Indo Gangetic Plains; Residue management; Wheat based cropping

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRRIGATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

EID: 84881013186     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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