Use of soil cone penetrometers to detect the effects of compaction and organic amendments in claypan soils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-114

  Motavalli, P P ^a   Anderson, S H ^a   Pengthamkeerati, P ^a   Gantzer, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Claypan soils; Soil bulk density; Soil cone penetrometer; Soil electrical conductivity; Surface compaction; Turkey litter

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CROPS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEXTURES; WATER;

PENETROMETERS; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

BULK DENSITY; CLAY SOIL; COMPACTION; CONE PENETRATION TEST; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0345377638     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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