Components of surface soil structure under conventional and no-tillage in northwestern Canada

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-47

  Arshad, M A ^a   Franzluebbers, A J ^b   Azooz, R H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration; No tillage; Pore size distribution; Soil organic carbon; Soil structure; Water retention

Indexed keywords

SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL SURFACE; TILLAGE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032703054     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00075-6     Document Type: Article

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