Corn Residue Particle Size Affects Soil Surface Properties

Field operations may differentially influence crop residue size distributions, altering residue decomposition rates and soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics. In a laboratory microcosm study modeling corn residue distributions observed in a no-till cropping system, microbial respiration was init...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Stetson, R. Michael Lehman, Shannon L. Osborne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Agricultural & Environmental Letters
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ael/articles/3/1/180004