Comparison of permanganate-oxidizable carbon and mineralizable carbon for assessment of organic matter stabilization and mineralization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1352-1364

  Hurisso, Tunsisa T ^a   Culman, Steve W ^a   Horwath, William R ^b   Wade, Jordon ^b   Cass, Deandra ^b   Beniston, Joshua W ^c   Bowles, Timothy M ^b   Grandy, A Stuart ^d   Franzluebbers, Alan J ^e   Schipanski, Meagan E ^f   Lucas, Shawn T ^g   Ugarte, Carmen M ^h  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Santa Rosa Junior College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^g KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ECOSYSTEMS; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MINERALIZATION PROCESS; NUTRIENT MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER MINERALIZATION; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM;

STABILIZATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; MAIZE; MANGANESE; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXIDATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL TYPE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84991670419     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2016.04.0106     Document Type: Article

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