Prevention strategies for field traffic-induced subsoil compaction: A review Part 2. Equipment and field practices

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 161-174

  Chamen, Tim ^a   Alakukku, Laura ^b   Pires, Sandra ^c   Sommer, Claus ^d   Spoor, Gordon ^e   Tijink, Frans ^f   Weisskopf, Peter ^g  

^a Church Close Cottage ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^e Model Farm   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute of Sugar Beet Research IRS   (Netherlands)

^g Eidgenossische Forsch Anst A   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Controlled traffic; Ground pressure; In furrow ploughing; Subsoil compaction; Tramlines; Wheel load

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LOAD TESTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FARM MACHINERY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

COMPACTION; MACHINERY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUBSOIL;

EID: 0141889892     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00108-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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