Soil quality assessment of tillage impacts in Illinois

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 961-971

  Wander, M M ^a   Bollero, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CULTIVATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); NITROGEN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032845527     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.634961x     Document Type: Article

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