Sensitivity of total, light fraction and mineralizable organic matter to management practices in a Lethbridge soil
Sensitivity of total, light fraction and mineralizable organic matter to management practices in a Lethbridge soil
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DOI:
10.4141/cjss94-020
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发表时间:
1994-05
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
E. Bremer;H. Janzen;A. Johnston
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作者:
E. Bremer;H. Janzen;A. Johnston
Crop management influences the quantity and quality of organic matter in agricultural soils. A crop rotation study established at Lethbridge, Alberta in 1951 was sampled in September 1992 to determine the effect of crop management on total, light fraction and mineralizable (10-wk) organic matter contents. Spring wheat was the dominant cropping system; treatments examined include fallow frequency, forage hay production in rotation, manure amendment, N fertilizer application, and native grass. The two latter treatments were introduced in 1985. Total and light fraction organic matter did not vary among phases of the rotation whereas mineralized C tended to be lowest during and shortly after a fallow phase. When averaged across rotation phases, total, light fraction, and mineralized organic matter were enhanced by reduced fallow frequency, manure additons, hay production and native grass. Highest concentrations of total and labile organic concentrations in the 0- to 7.5-cm soil depth were generally found in t...