Effects of 24 Years of Conservation Tillage Systems on Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Productivity

The 24-year study was conducted in southern Illinois (USA) on land similar to that being removed from Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to evaluate the effects of conservation tillage systems on: (1) amount and rates of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and retention, (2) the long-term corn and soy...

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Main Authors: Kenneth R. Olson, Stephen A. Ebelhar, James M. Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/617504