Silage maize emergence is reduced by wheel traffic due to increased soil bulk density and penetration resistance

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-35

  Altuntas, Ebubekir ^a   Ozgoz, Engin ^a   Taser, O Faruk ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conventional and conservational tillage systems; Silage maize emergence; Soil penetration; Wheel traffic

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31344434718     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710510008621     Document Type: Article

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