Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-423

  Larney, F J ^a   Akinremi, O O ^b   Lemke, R L ^c   Klaassen, V E ^d   Janzen, H H ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Natural gas wellsite; Organic amendments; Soil reclamation; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL REMEDIATION; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0242489175     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-076     Document Type: Article

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