Effects of nitrogen fertilization and bioenergy crop type on topsoil organic carbon and total Nitrogen contents in middle Tennessee USA
- Award ID(s):
- 1900885
- PAR ID:
- 10144294
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- PLOS ONE
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 1932-6203
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- e0230688
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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