Effects of conservation and conventional tillage systems after land clearing on soil properties and crop yield in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 133-152

  Barber, R G ^a,c   Orellana, M ^b   Navarro, F ^b   Diaz, O ^b   Soruco, M A ^b  

^a Brit Tropical Agricultural Mission   (Bolivia)

^b Ctro de Investigacion Agric Trop   (Bolivia)

^c c/o FAO ^*  (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Compaction; Conservation tillage; Soil degradation; Soil organic matter loss

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; SOIL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030201277     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-1987(96)01012-4     Document Type: Article

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