Changes in the properties of a Vertisol and responses of wheat after compaction with harvester traffic

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 155-170

  Radford, B J ^a   Bridge, B J ^b   Davis, R J ^c   McGarry, D ^a   Pillai, U P ^d   Rickman, J F ^e   Walsh, P A ^f   Yule, D F ^a  

^a LMB No 1 ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^f Kondinin Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Compaction; Hydraulic conductivity; Penetration resistance; Soil deformation; Soil shear strength

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; MACHINERY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; VERTISOL; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034065681     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(00)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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