Tillage and residue effects on root growth and yields of grain sorghum following wheat

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-129

  Sow, Abdoul A ^a   Hossner, L R ^a   Unger, Paul W ^b   Stewart, Bob A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone index; Conventional tillage; Furrow diking; No tillage

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ROOT GROWTH; SOIL RESIDUE; SORGHUM; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

USA, TEXAS, GREAT PLAINS;

POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031407567     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(97)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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