Subsoil characteristics and landscape position affect productivity of reconstructed mine soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 263-271

  Merrill, Stephen D ^a   Ries, Ronald E ^a   Power, James F ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LAND RECLAMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

SUBSOIL TREATMENT;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 0031932736     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200010034x     Document Type: Article

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