Least limiting water range indicators of soil quality and corn production, eastern Ontario, Canada

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-170

  Lapen, D R ^a   Topp, G C ^a   Gregorich, E G ^a   Curnoe, W E ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeration; CART; Clay loam; Cone resistance; Corn; Least limiting water range; Tillage; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER SUPPLY;

LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGE (LLWR); SOIL QUALITY; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TILLAGE;

SOILS;

AERATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; SOIL QUALITY; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042849040     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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