Long-term tillage and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil properties of an alfisol under dryland corn/cotton production

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-93

  Salinas Garcia, J R ^a   Matocha, J E ^b   Hons, F M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Long term tillage; N fertilization; Nutrient distribution; pH; Soil organic carbon; Surface crop residue; Total N

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; CORN; COTTON; DRYLANDS; NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTIES; TILLAGE;

USA, TEXAS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030617019     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(96)01092-6     Document Type: Article

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