Impacts of forage grazing and cultivation on near-surface relative compaction

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 465-471

  Twerdoff, D A ^a   Chanasyk, D S ^a   Mapfumo, E ^a   Naeth, M A ^a   Baron, V S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annuals; Bulk density; Cow days; Grazing intensity; Perennials; Volumetric moisture content

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CULTIVATION; GRAZING; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS RIPARIUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 0032709284     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S98-076     Document Type: Article

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