Tillage System Affects Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Quality in Central Morocco

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Moussadek, R ^a   Mrabet, R ^a   Dahan, R ^a   Zouahri, A ^a   El Mourid, M ^b   Ranst, E Van ^c  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84934917983     PISSN: 16877667     EISSN: 16877675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/654796     Document Type: Article

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