Soil physical quality under cattle grazing of a winter-fed brassica crop

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-531

  Drewry, J J ^a,b   Paton, R J ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Pugging; Soil compaction; Treading

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROPOROSITY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

PUGGING; SUSCEPTIBLE; TRADING; WINTER BRASSICA FORAGE CROPS;

SOILS;

GRAZING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

BULK DENSITY; CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SOIL; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA;

EID: 23744462887     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR04122     Document Type: Article

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