Long-term evaluation of productivity, stability and sustainability for cropping systems in Mediterranean rainfed conditions

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 146-155

  Bonciarelli, Umberto ^a   Onofri, Andrea ^a   Benincasa, Paolo ^a   Farneselli, Michela ^a   Guiducci, Marcello ^a   Pannacci, Euro ^a   Tosti, Giacomo ^a   Tei, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Cropping system; Rotation; Soil organic carbon; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FARMING SYSTEM; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SHRUB; SOIL CARBON; SORGHUM; SUGAR BEET; SUSTAINABILITY; WHEAT;

ITALY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HELIANTHUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84959901868     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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