Using selected soil physical properties of seedbeds to predict crop establishment

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-228

  Atkinson, Brian S ^a   Sparkes, Debbie L ^a   Mooney, Sacha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Establishment; Seedbed; Soil physical properties; Soil quality; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WATER CONTENT;

OXYGEN AVAILABILITY; SEEDBED PREPARATION; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRENGTH;

SOILS;

CROP PERFORMANCE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPE; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 36348968794     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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