Carbon and nitrogen in soil and vine roots in harrowed and grass-covered vineyards

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 193, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-82

  Agnelli, A ^a   Bol, R ^b   Trumbore, S E ^c   Dixon, L ^d   Cocco, S ^e   Corti, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d North Wyke Research   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Humic substances; Radiocarbon dating; Root production; Soil organic matter; Stable isotopes; Stocks of C and N

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FULVIC ACID; GRASS; HUMIC ACID; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TILLAGE; VINE; VINEYARD;

POACEAE;

EID: 84901669908     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.023     Document Type: Article

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