Tillage and straw management for modifying physical properties of a subarctic soil

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 239-250

  Sharratt, B S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Erosion; Soil strength

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL STRENGTH; STRAW MANAGEMENT; SUBARCTIC SOIL; TILLAGE;

ALASKA;

EID: 0030251324     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(96)01035-5     Document Type: Article

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