Ridge tillage for corn and soybean production: Environmental quality impacts

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-154

  Hatfield, J L ^a   Allmaras, R R ^b   Rehm, G W ^b   Lowery, B ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Hydrothermal environment; Nitrogen; Phosphate; Ridge management

Indexed keywords

SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE;

EID: 0032476186     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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