Carbon and nitrogen in a Ferralsol under zero-tillage rotations based on cover, cash or hay crops

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Alburquerque, M A ^a   Dieckow, J ^a   Sordi, A ^a   Piva, J T ^b   Bayer, C ^c   Molin, R ^d   Pergher, M ^a   Ribeiro Junior, P J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Fundacao ABC para Assistencia e Divulgacao Tecnica Agropecuaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; C and N sequestration; Roots; Southern Brazil; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PLANT; CROP ROTATION; FERRALSOL; NITROGEN; SUBSOIL; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRAZIL;

AVENA STRIGOSA; DESMODIUM; GLYCINE MAX; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84924540134     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12173     Document Type: Article

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