The presence - or absence - of soil organic matter (SOM) has important implications for agricultural productivity. It could also have significant implications for global climate due to its role as a source/sink of carbon. Therefore, it is important to understand the issues related to the accumulation or loss of SOM, to use what we have learned from experiments to make sound decisions about soil and crop management, and to test models and future concepts concerning SOM management. A database is included with the book, presenting tabular data for 34 sites in North America. Soil Organic Matter in Temperate Agroecosystems discusses all of these issues and more, answering such questions as:
The presence - or absence - of soil organic matter (SOM) has important implications for agricultural productivity. It could also have significant implications for global climate due to its role as a source/sink of carbon. Therefore, it is important to understand the issues related to the accumulation or loss of SOM, to use what we have learned from experiments to make sound decisions about soil and crop management, and to test models and future concepts concerning SOM management. A database is included with the book, presenting tabular data for 34 sites in North America. Soil Organic Matter in Temperate Agroecosystems discusses all of these issues and more, answering such questions as:
The Role of Soil Organic Matter in Agricultural Systems and Global
Change
Impacts of Agriculture on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, K.W. Flach,
T.O. Barnwell, Jr., and P. Crosson
Management Controls on Soil Carbon, K. Paustian, H.P. Collins, and
E.A. Paul
Characterization of Soil Organic Carbon Relative to Its Stability
and Turnover, H.P. Collins, E.A. Paul, K. Paustian, and E.T.
Elliott
Crop Residue Input to Soil Organic Matter, G.A. Buyanovsky and G.H.
Wagner
Biogeochemistry of Managed Grasslands in Central North America, I.
C. Burke, W.K Lauenroth, and D. G. Milchunas
Site Management Effects on Productivity and Soil Organic Matter in
the Corn Belt
Nitrogen Fertilizer and Legume-Cereal Rotation Effects on Soil
Productivity and Organic Matter Dynamics in Wisconsin, M.B.
Vanotti, L.G. Bundy, and A.E. Peterson
Long-Term N Management Effects on Corn Yield and Soil C of an Aquic
Haplustoll in Minnesota, D.R. Huggins and D.J. Fuchs
Long Term Effects of Fertilizer and Manure on Corn Yield, Soil
Carbon and Other Soil Chemical Properties in Michigan, M.L. Vitosh,
R.E. Lucas, and G.H. Silva
Long-Term Tillage and Periodic Plowing of a No-Tilled Soil in
Michigan: Impacts, Yield and Soil Organic Matter, F.J. Pierce and
M-C. Fortin
Soil Organic Matter in Sugar Beet and Dry Bean Cropping Systems in
Michigan, D.R. Christenson
Soil Organic Carbon Changes Through Time at the University of
Illinois Morrow Plots, R.G. Darmody and T.R. Peck
Continuous Application of No-Tillage to Ohio Soils: Changes in Crop
Yields and Organic Matter-Related Soil Properties, W.A. Dick, W.M.
Edwards, and E.L. McCoy
Management Impacts on SOM and Related Soil Properties in a Long
Term Farming Systems Trial in Pennsylvania: 1981-1991, S.E. Peters,
M.M. Wander, L.S. Saporito, G.H. Harris, and D.B. Friedman
Crop Rotation, Manure, and Agricultural Chemical Effects on Dryland
Crop Yield, SOM, and other Soil Characteristics over 16 Years in
Eastern Nebraska, G.W. Lesoing
Paul, Eldor A.; Paustian, Keith H.; Elliott, E. T.; Cole, C. Vernon
"…is a valuable resource for scientists studying soil C cycling in
agroecosystems."
--Ray R. Weil, American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, Vol. 15
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