Structural stability of two Romanian soils as influenced by management practices

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-238

  Watts, C W ^a   Dexter, A R ^a   Dumitru, E ^b   Canarache, A ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Res Inst Soil Sci and Agrochem   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aggregate tensile strength; Crop rotations; Dispersible clay; Fertilizer; Manure; Organic matter; Romania; Soil management; Soil stability; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; FARM TRAFFIC; FERTILIZER; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANURE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0030429401     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199609)7:3<217::AID-LDR226>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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