Comparison of methods for determining cloddiness in seedbed preparation

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 75-90

  Sandri, R ^a   Anken, T ^b   Hilfiker, T ^b   Sartori, L ^a   Bollhalder, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Eidgenossische Forsch Anst fur A   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cloddiness; Image analysis; Profile meter; Roughness; Seedbed preparation; Sieve

Indexed keywords

CLODDINESS; SEEDBED PREPARATION;

EID: 0032507682     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(97)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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