Carbon Sink Capacity and Agronomic Productivity of Soils of Semiarid Regions of India - Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems - page 470

INM: integrated nutrient management
K: potassium
LICs: lithogenic inorganic carbonates
M ha: million hectares
Mg: magnesium
Mn: manganese
MRT: mean residence time
N: nitrogen
NT: no-till
NUE: nutrient use efficiency
P: phosphorus
PFP: partial factor productivity
PICs: pedogenic inorganic carbonates
RDF: recommended dose of fertilizer
RMPs: recommended management practices
S: sulfur
SIC: soil inorganic carbon
SOC: soil organic carbon
SOM: soil organic matter
TCSs: total C stocks
UNCCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
WUE: water use efficiency

Zn: zinc

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