Effects of ecological soil management on workability and trafficability of a loamy soil in the Netherlands

Geoderma

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 131-145

  Droogers, P ^a   Fermont, A ^a   Bouma, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ecological farming; land quality; soil management; trafficability; workability

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

FARM TRAFFIC; GROWING SEASON; LOAM; MEADOW; PLASTIC LIMIT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL WORKABILITY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0030251309     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7061(96)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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