Soil compaction: Identification directly in the field

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-131

  Batey, T ^a   McKenzie, D C ^b  

^a Soil and Land Use Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b Precision Land Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identification of compaction; Soil compaction; Soil examination

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERMEABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 33646558244     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2006.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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