Subsoil compaction due to wheel traffic

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 333-351

  Alakukku, Laura ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Axle load; Ground contact stress; Long term effects; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033479638     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5634     Document Type: Review

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