Effect of long-term tillage treatments on the temporal dynamics of water-stable aggregates and on macro-aggregate turnover at three German sites

Geoderma

Volumn 217-218, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-64

  Andruschkewitsch, Rouven ^a   Koch, Heinz Josef ^b   Ludwig, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Institute of Sugar Beet Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate dynamics; Aggregate turnover; Long term tillage; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CARBON; CROPS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STABILIZATION; SUGAR BEETS;

AGGREGATE DYNAMICS; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; LITTER ACCUMULATION; LONG-TERM TILLAGE; MICROBIAL DECOMPOSITION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; WATER STABLE AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE; AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; LOESS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUGAR BEET; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TILLAGE; TURNOVER; WHEAT;

GERMANY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84889580790     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.10.022     Document Type: Article

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