The role of soil organic matter in maintaining soil quality in continuous cropping systems
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...…agricultural soils contributes positively at a rate of 130 g C m 2 yr 1 for the first 20 yr, and thento soil fertility, soil tilth, crop production, and overat an average rate of 41 g C m 2 yr 1 for the followingall soil sustainability (Bauer and Black, 1994; Lal et al., 80 yr.1997; Reeves, 1997)....
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...Changes in tillage practice can lead to sequestration of C in agricultural soils (Kern and Johnson, 1993; Reeves, 1997; Smith et al., 1998)....
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...Deep rooted cover crops, such as lupin (Lupinus angustofolius L.) can be particularly effective in increasing effective root depth and subsoil water storage capacity (Reeves, 1994; Calegari and Pavan, 1995; Chan and Heenan, 1996; Reeves, 1997)....
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...Soil Carbon Cover crops increase carbon inputs into agricultural systems (Reeves, 1997; Kuo et al, 1997)....
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...Cover crops increase carbon inputs into agricultural systems (Reeves, 1997; Kuo et al, 1997)....
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...) can be particularly effective in increasing effective root depth and subsoil water storage capacity (Reeves, 1994; Calegari and Pavan, 1995; Chan and Heenan, 1996; Reeves, 1997)....
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...1994; Reeves, 1997), soil erodibility (Feller et al., 1996; Fig....
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..., 1996), crop productivity (Bauer and Black, to changes in SOM. 1994; Reeves, 1997), soil erodibility (Feller et al....
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...It is commonly estimated from determinations of organic C. Soil organic carbon (SOC)-SOM conversion factors for surface soils range from 1.724 to 2.0 (Nelson and Sommers, 1982)....
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..., 1989; Pikul and Zuzel, 1994) aggregate formation and stability (Tisdall and Oades, 1982; Oades, 1984; MacRae and Mehuys, 1985; Burns and Davies, 1986; Boyle et al., 1989)...
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...…water capacity (Hudson, 1994) infiltration (MacRae and Mehuys, 1985; Boyle et al., 1989; Pikul and Zuzel, 1994) aggregate formation and stability (Tisdall and Oades, 1982; Oades, 1984; MacRae and Mehuys, 1985; Burns and Davies, 1986; Boyle et al., 1989) D.W. Reeues/Soil & Tillage Research 43…...
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...The interrelational role of SOC on soil structure and soil physical properties has been extensively reviewed (Tisdall and Oades, 1982; Oades, 1984; Boyle et al., 1989; Carter and Stewart, 1996) and is beyond the scope of this paper....
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...The authors speculated that several proposed mechanisms for stabilization and protection of SOC by clay (van Veen and Paul, 198 1; Parton et al., 1987; Hassink and Whitmore, 1995 in Campbell et al., 1996a) might offer an explanation for the increased C sequestration with increasing clay content....
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