Straw decomposition of nitrogen-fertilized grasses intercropped with irrigated maize in an integrated crop-livestock system
The greatest limitation to the sustainability of no-till systems in Cerrado environments is the low quantity and rapid decomposition of straw left on the soil surface between fall and spring, due to water deficit and high temperatures. In the 2008/2009 growing season, in an area under center pivot i...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
2011-12-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo |
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