Soil carbonation processes as evidence of tillage-induced erosion

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-224

  Marques Da Silva, J R ^a   Alexandre, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Soil quality; Soil variation; Tillage induced erosion; Yield variability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; EROSION; IRRIGATION; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

SOIL PROPERTIES; TILLAGE-INDUCED EROSION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP YIELD; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042769488     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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