Changes in soil organic matter, bulk density and tensile strength of aggregates after percolation in soils after conservation and conventional tillage

International Agrophysics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-254

  Urbanek, E ^a   Horn, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregates strength; Carbon distribution; Percolation process

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PERCOLATION; POROSITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33750203175     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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