Tillage and residue management effects on soil Carbon and nitrogen under irrigated continuous corn

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1987-1996

  Schmer, M R ^a   Jin, V L ^a   Wienhold, B J ^a   Varvel, G E ^a   Follett, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; REMOVAL EFFECTS; REMOVAL TREATMENTS; RESIDUE MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; FORAGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; TILLAGE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84909995932     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.04.0166     Document Type: Article

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