Comparison of porosity in a Chernozemic clay loam soil under long-term conventional tillage and no-till

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 619-629

  Miller, J J ^a   Kokko, E G ^a   Kozub, G C ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Porosity; Structure; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CANADA; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SOIL; SURFACE; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

CHERNOZEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POROSITY; TILLAGE;

EID: 0032455080     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-073     Document Type: Article

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