Journal
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Volume 36, Issue 1-2, Pages 3-17Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.627989
Keywords
chicken manure; organic compost; soil CO2 emissions; tropical soils
Categories
Funding
- USDA-TSTAR
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study determined carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a tropical soil amended with organic compost (CP), chicken manure (CM), and untreated controls during three growing seasons of sweet corn (Zea mays L.). The organic amendments resulted in significantly greater CO2 emissions compared with control treatments. The time duration after organic amendment applications significantly affected CO2 emissions, especially during the warmer growing seasons. The cumulative soil CO2 emissions increased in the order of control < CP < CM probably due to a greater microbial activity and to the greater above and below ground biomass production from N fertilization of organic amendments.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available