Changes in pore size distribution and aggregate stability of two soils under long term tillage systems

International Agrophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-174

  Pranagal, Jackus ^a   Lipiec, J ^b   Domzal H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Bulk density; Pore size distribution; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 19344377982     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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