Publication date: November 2013
Source:Geoderma, Volumes 209–210
Author(s): L. Mujuru , A. Mureva , E.J. Velthorst , M.R. Hoosbeek
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a major attribute of soil quality that responds to land management activities which is also important in the regulation of global carbon (C) cycling. This study evaluated bulk soil C and nitrogen (N) contents and C and N dynamics in three soil organic matter (SOM) fractions separated by density. The study was based on three tillage systems on farmer managed experiments (conventional tillage (CT), ripping (RP), direct seeding (DS)) and adjacent natural forest (NF) in Haplic Arenosols (sandy) and Rhodic Ferralsols (clayey) of Zimbabwe. Carbon stocks were significantly larger in forests than tillage systems, being significantly lower in sandy soils (15 and 14
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Source:Geoderma, Volumes 209–210
Author(s): L. Mujuru , A. Mureva , E.J. Velthorst , M.R. Hoosbeek
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