Effect of soil macroporosity and aggregate size on seed-soil contact

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 203-216

  Brown, A D ^a   Dexter, A R ^a   Chamen, W C T ^a   Spoor, G ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregate deformation; Macroporosity; Seed soil contact; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

MACROPOROSITY; SEED/SOIL CONTACT; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL POROSITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030251310     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(96)01030-6     Document Type: Article

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