Infiltration patterns into two soils under conventional and conservation tillage: Influence of the spatial distribution of plant root structures and soil animal activity

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 181-186

  Hangen, E ^a   Buczko, U ^b   Bens, O ^a   Brunotte, J ^c   Huttl R F ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dye tracer; Macroporosity; Methylene blue; Preferential flow; Tillage

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; ROOT SYSTEM; TILLAGE; TRACER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036136327     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(01)00234-3     Document Type: Article

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