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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00050/full |