Contrasting soil physical properties after zero and traditional tillage of an alluvial soil in the semi-arid subtropics

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-115

  McGarry, D ^a   Bridge, B J ^b   Radford, B J ^c  

^a Dept of Nat Resources Meiers Road ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Locked Mail Bag No 1 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloride profiles; Hydraulic conductivity; Image analysis; Sorptivity

Indexed keywords

SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 0033968897     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00091-4     Document Type: Article

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