The relationship between soil quality and crop productivity across three tillage systems in South Central Honduras

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-8

  Stine, Melissa A ^a   Weil, Ray R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Active soil carbon; Minimum tillage; No till; Permanganate oxidizable carbon; Soil aggregate stability; Soil organic matter; Soil porosity; Soil quality indicators; Tropical agriculture

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; TROPICAL SOIL;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0036217109     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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