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Study of Maize Residue Decomposition in a Silty Loam Soil of Pakistan: A Comparison of Mulched Versus Incorporated Residue Management Practice

Study of Maize Residue Decomposition in a Silty Loam Soil of Pakistan: A Comparison of Mulched Versus Incorporated Residue Management Practice

Saman Rizwan and Sohaib Aslam* 

Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore 54600, Pakistan

 
*Correspondence | Sohaib Aslam, Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore 54600, Pakistan; Email: sohaibaslam@fccollege.edu.pk 

Figure 1:

Soil respiration (Cumulative) in soil without crop residues (control) and soil amended with maize crop residues during incubation experiment. Data are shown as averages of two replicates ±standard deviations.

Figure 2:

Soil respiration rates of soil without crop residues (control) and soil amended with maize crop residues during incubation experiment. Data are shown as averages of two replicates ±standard deviations.

Figure 3:

Cumulative mineralization of organic carbon derived from maize crop residues in soil (% of added carbon). Data are shown as averages of two replicates ±standard deviations.

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

March

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Vol.40, Iss. 1, Pages 01-262

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