The effects of manure and nitrogen fertilizer applications on soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a high-input cropping system.

With the goal of improving N fertilizer management to maximize soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and minimize N losses in high-intensity cropping system, a 6-years greenhouse vegetable experiment was conducted from 2004 to 2010 in Shouguang, northern China. Treatment tested the effects of organic ma...

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Main Authors: Tao Ren, Jingguo Wang, Qing Chen, Fusuo Zhang, Shuchang Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022645?pdf=render