Spatial and temporal trends in soil properties and crop yield at a site under intensive up- and down-slope potato production in northwestern New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-398

  Rees, H W ^a   Chow, T L ^a   Gregorich, E G ^b  

^a FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Hydraulic conductivity; Soil carbon; Soil quality; Water erosion

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PODZOL; POTATO; SOIL CARBON; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

HORDEUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 35349002339     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07017     Document Type: Article

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