Herbicide applications increase greenhouse gas emissions of alfalfa pasture in the inland arid region of northwest China

Herbicides are used to control weeds in agricultural crops such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), which is a forage crop. It is unclear what, if any, effect herbicides have on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when used on alfalfa. Our study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 to investigate the effects of t...

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Main Authors: Lina Shi, Yarong Guo, Jiao Ning, Shanning Lou, Fujiang Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9231.pdf