A one-year short-term biochar application improved carbon accumulation in large macroaggregate fractions

Catena

Volumn 127, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-31

  Zhang, Qingzhong ^a   Du, ZhangLiu ^a   Lou, Yilai ^a   He, Xinhua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Carbon sequestration; Soil organic carbon; Soil structure stability

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; CARBON; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MACROAGGREGATE; MAIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; WHEAT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84920921193     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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