Effects of tillage, crop establishment and diversification on soil organic carbon, aggregation, aggregate associated carbon and productivity in cereal systems of semi-arid Northwest India - Jat, H.S.; Datta, Ashim; Choudhary, M.; Yadav, A.K.; Choudhary, V.; Sharma, P.C.; Gathala, M.K.; Jat, M.L.; McDonald, A. (Soil & tillage research, 2019)
Keywords: Aggregate associated carbon; agricultural conservation practice; carbon sinks; climate change; conventional tillage; corn; Crop management; Crop productivity; crop residue management; crop rotation; ecological function; food production; India; no-tillage; Particulate organic carbon; plant establishment; puddling; rice; soil aggregation; soil depth; Soil organic carbon; soil quality; water stable soil aggregates; India; AAC; Particulate organic carbon; MAC; Sc; CT; Aggregate associated carbon; TWSa; Crop management; WSMa; MicC; ZT; Soil organic carbon; CA; Crop productivity; TWSa, total water stable aggregates; Sc, scenario; CA, conservation agriculture; AAC, aggregate associated carbon; MicC, microaggregate associated carbon; WSMa, water stable macroaggregates; ZT, zero tillage; MAC, macroaggregate associated carbon; CT, conventional tillage