Tillage and land use effects on soil microporosity in Ohio, USA and Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 80-84

  Wairiu, Morgan ^a   Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Land use; Mercury intrusion porosimeter; No till; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Structure; Tillage; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MOISTURE; PORE SIZE; SOILS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETER; NO-TILL; TROPICAL SOILS;

MICROPOROSITY;

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE; MAIZE; PLOWING; POROSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; ZERO TILLAGE;

KOLOMBANGARA; MELANESIA; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)]; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646179663     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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