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.