Evaluation of laboratory-measured soil properties as indicators of soil physical quality

Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 895-912

  Moebius, Bianca N ^a   Van Es, Harold M ^a   Schindelbeck, Robert R ^a   Idowu, Omololu J ^a   Clune, Daniel J ^a   Thies, Janice E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Minimum data set; Soil physical properties; Soil quality; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; LABORATORY METHOD; MAIZE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36249019872     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ss.0b013e318154b520     Document Type: Article

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