Effects of 10 Years of the Return of Corn Straw on Soil Aggregates and the Distribution of Organic Carbon in a Mollisol

The return of straw is a widely used agricultural practice for increasing the soil organic carbon (SOC) content and improving soil structure in Mollisols, owing to the decline caused by continuous high-intensity tillage. We conducted a field experiment where corn straw was continuously returned for...

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Main Authors: Jiawei Gan, Chen Qiu, Xiaozeng Han, David Kwaw-Mensah, Xu Chen, Jun Yan, Xinchun Lu, Wenxiu Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/10/2374