Long-term effects of cropping systems and fertilizers on soil physical properties

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-100

  Subbian, P ^a   Lal, R ^b   Akala, V ^b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Crop rotations; Cropping systems; Fertilizer; Field capacity; Soil aggregate stability; Soil moisture retention; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 0033815608     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v16n02_08     Document Type: Article

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