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Comment on “The Myth of Nitrogen Fertilization for Soil Carbon Sequestration”, by S.A. Khan et al. in the Journal of Environmental Quality 36:1821–1832
Author(s) -
Reid D. Keith
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq2008.0001le
Subject(s) - christian ministry , citation , library science , mythology , agriculture , political science , law , history , computer science , archaeology , classics
are associated with declines in SOC concentrations, and that increased residue inputs from high nitrogen applications do not mitigate this decline as much as we might hope. It is not possible, however, to link the over-application of nitrogen fertilizers to the decline in SOC. It would be appropriate for the authors to restate their conclusions to refl ect a more measured assessment of the evidence provided.