Soil water drying and recharge rates as affected by tillage under continuous barley and barley-canola cropping systems in northwestern Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-52

  Azooz, R H ^a   Arshad, M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydraulic properties; Soil capacity to retain water; Water depletion; Water drying; Water recharge; Wet and drying periods

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BARLEY; RECHARGE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE;

(NORTHWEST); CANADA;

EID: 0035027095     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S00-029     Document Type: Article

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