Comparative effects of crop residue incorporation and inorganic potassium fertilization on soil C and N characteristics and microbial activities in cotton field

Abstract Background Crop residue incorporation into the soil is an effective method to augment soil potassium (K) content, and effects of crop residue and K fertilizer on soil K balance have been compared. However, their influences on other soil characteristics such as carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) ch...

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Main Authors: Wei HU, Ning SUI, Chaoran YU, Changqin YANG, Ruixian LIU, Zhiguo ZHOU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Cotton Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-019-0040-3