Quantifying effects of soil conditions on plant growth and crop production

Geoderma

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Benjamin, J G ^a   Nielsen, D C ^a   Vigil, M F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Crop rotation; Soil productivity; Soil plant relationships; Water availability; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038606437     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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