Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity influenced by irrigation, tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 777-788

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Stevens, William B ^a   Caesar TonThat, Thecan ^a   Liebig, Mark A ^a   Wang, Jun ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ENZYMES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GRAIN YIELD; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVEST; HORDEUM VULGARIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; MALT; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NO TILLAGE; PEA; PLANT RESIDUE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL RESPIRATION; TILLAGE; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84900549539     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.10.0405     Document Type: Article

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