Aggregation of soil cropped to dryland wheat and grain sorghum

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1659-1666

  Unger, P W ^a   Jones, O R ^a   McClenagan, J D ^b   Stewart, B A ^c  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b General Delivery   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL AGGREGATE; TILLAGE;

BUSHLAND; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032435907     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200060025x     Document Type: Article

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