Least limiting water range: Traffic and long-term tillage influences in a webster soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1384-1393

  Betz, C L ^a   Allmaras, R R ^a   Copeland, S M ^a   Randall, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; WATER;

LEAST LIMITING APPROACH; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SOIL AERATION; WATER RETENTION;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; ROOTING; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE;

EID: 0032170634     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200050034x     Document Type: Article

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