Variation in soil properties and crop yield across an eroded prairie landscape

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 388-395

  Papiernik, Sharon K ^a   Lindstrom, Michael J ^a   Schumacher, Joseph A ^b   Farenhorst, Annemieke ^c   Stephens, Kristian D ^c,d   Schumacher, Thomas E ^b   Lobb, David A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Plant Sciences Department at South Dakota State   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d University of Manitoba ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Erosion; Precision agriculture; Spatial variability; Tillage erosion

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; PRAIRIE; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL VARIATION; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33846676970     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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