Soil Organic Matter as Catalyst of Crop Resource Capture

The positive effect of soil organic matter (SOM) on crop yield has historically been attributed to the ability of SOM to supply crops with nitrogen and water. Whether management-induced increases in SOM meaningfully supplement water supply has received recent scrutiny, introducing uncertainty to the...

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Main Authors: Alison E. King, Genevieve A. Ali, Adam W. Gillespie, Claudia Wagner-Riddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00050/full