Soil strength, cotton root growth and lint yield in a southeastern USA coastal loamy sand

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-159

  Busscher, W J ^a   Bauer, P J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Cotton; Cover crop; Deep tillage; Loamy sand; Penetration resistance; Reduced tillage; Subsoil hardpan

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COTTON; FOOD PRODUCTS; SAND; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

TILLAGE;

SOILS;

COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; LOAMY SAND; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL STRENGTH; TILLAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344084234     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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