Carbon and macronutrient losses during accelerated erosion under different tillage and residue management

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 218-225

  Beniston, J W ^a,e   Shipitalo, M J ^b,f   Lal, R ^a   Dayton, E A ^a   Hopkins, D W ^c   Jones, F ^a   Joynes, A ^d   Dungait, J A J ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP RESIDUE; MAIZE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84921435789     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12205     Document Type: Article

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