Agricultural and Biological Sciences
4 years ago

Double-rice paddy soil boosts subsoil carbon with inorganic fertilizers and manure

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science
Higher soil organic carbon accumulation in the subsoil layer by 37 years combined application of inorganic fertilizers with manure than with rice straw in a double-rice paddy soil
Yajie Gao, Yanhong Lu, Yulin Liao, Jun Nie

Paper Summary

Researchers found that applying inorganic fertilizers with manure for 37 years led to higher accumulation of soil organic carbon in the deeper layers compared to using rice straw in a double-rice paddy soil.

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