Effect of vertical trenching of cellulose waste on crop yield and hardpan reconsolidation

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-15

  Raper, R L ^a,b   Edwards, J H ^a   Way, T R ^a   Washington, B H ^a   Burt, E C ^a   Hill, D T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NSDL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Cone index; Nitrogen; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; NITROGEN; SOILS;

CONE INDEX; HARDPAN CONSOLIDATION; TRENCHING EFFECT;

CONSOLIDATION;

CELLULOSE WASTE; CROP YIELD; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CONSOLIDATION;

GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 0031976718     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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