The response of soil quality indicators to conservation management

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-45

  Bolinder, M A ^a   Angers, D A ^a   Gregorich, E G ^a   Carter, M R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Response; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONSERVATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

(EAST); CANADA;

EID: 0033051885     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-099     Document Type: Article

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