Effects of tillage systems and rotations on crop production for a thin Black Chernozem in the Canadian Prairies

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-245

  Lafond, G P ^a   May, W E ^a   Stevenson, F C ^b   Derksen, D A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop establishment; Crop rotations; Crop water use; Crop water use efficiency; Field pea; Flax; Grain yield; Soil water storage; Tillage methods; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION CORROSION; CROPS; FLAX; FOOD PRODUCTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CROP ESTABLISHMENT; CROP ROTATIONS; CROP WATER USE; CROP WATER USE EFFICIENCY; FIELD PEA; GRAIN YIELD; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL WATER STORAGE; TILLAGE METHODS; WHEAT;

CULTIVATION;

CONSERVATION; CROP PRODUCTION; EROSION; MANAGEMENT; PRAIRIE; RAINFALL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL TYPE; TILLAGE;

CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; FARM CROPS; FLAX; RAIN;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646936694     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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