Equations for Predicting Soil Organic Carbon Using Loss-on-Ignition for North Central U.S. Soils
Michael E. Konen*,a,
Peter M. Jacobsb,
C. Lee Burrasc,
Brandi J. Talagaa and
Joseph A. Masond
a Dep. of Geography, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL 60115
b Dep. of Geography and Geology, Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI 53190
c Dep. of Agronomy, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011
d Conservation and Survey Div. and Dep. of Geosciences, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588

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Fig. 1. Locations of major land resource area (MLRA) sampled in the north central USA.
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Fig. 2. Loss-on-ignitionLeco relationships for soils in five major land resource areas (MLRAs) in the north central USA.
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