Tillage and the environment in sub-tropical Australia-Tradeoffs and challenges

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-317

  Silburn, D M ^a   Freebairn, D M ^a   Rattray, D J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep drainage; Erosion; Pesticides; Runoff; Salinity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CROPS; DRAINAGE; PESTICIDES; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DEEP DRAINAGE; SOWING; TILLAGE;

SOILS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; DISTURBANCE; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SOWING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRADE-OFF; WATER EROSION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36349016579     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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