Soybean yield as affected by crop rotations, deep tillage and irrigation layout on a hardsetting Alfisol

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Willis, T M ^a   Hall, D J M ^a,b   McKenzie, D C ^a,c   Barchia, I ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Agriculture WA   (Australia)

^c Elizabeth Macarthur Agric Institute ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Controlled traffic; Crop rotation; Hardsetting; Irrigated soybeans; Permanent beds; Tillage

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, TRANGIE;

FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0031583875     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(97)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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