Do cover crops increase or decrease nitrous oxide emissions? a meta-analysis

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 471-482

  Basche, A D ^a   Miguez, F E ^a   Kaspar, T C ^b   Castellano, M J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops ; Global warming potential ; Meta analysis ; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; META-ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 84912026394     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: 19413300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.69.6.471     Document Type: Article

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