Long-Term Grazing Density Impacts on Soil Compaction

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1911-1915

  Daniel, J A ^a   Potter, K ^b   Altom, W ^c   Aljoe, H ^c   Stevens, R ^c  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Compaction; Infiltration; Resistance to penetration; Stocker grazing

Indexed keywords

EROSION; INFILTRATION; SOILS; WATER;

SOIL COMPACTION;

AGRICULTURE;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; GRAZING; INFILTRATION; PENETRATION TEST; SOIL PROPERTY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242486694     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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