Root mass distribution under conventional and conservation tillage

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Dwyer, L M ^a   Ma, B L ^a   Stewart, D W ^a   Hayhoe, H N ^a   Balchin, D ^a   Culley, J L B ^a   McGovern, M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Model fitting; Root distribution; Tillage; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TILLAGE;

CANADA, OTTAWA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029750333     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-004     Document Type: Article

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