Soil quality response of reestablished grasslands to mowing and burning

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 458-463

  Schacht, W H ^a   Stubbendieck, J ^a   Bragg, T B ^a   Smart, A J ^a   Doran, J W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

infiltration rate; soil bulk density; soil nitrogen content; soil organic matter content; soil pH

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; BURNING; INFILTRATION RATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SOIL QUALITY;

USA, NEBRASKA;

EID: 0029660924     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002930     Document Type: Article

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