Controlled traffic farming-From research to adoption in Australia

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-281

  Tullberg, J N ^a   Yule, D F ^b   McGarry, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Yule Consulting   (Australia)

^c Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled traffic; Soil compaction; Sustainable farming; Wheel effects

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EROSION; PRODUCTIVITY; RUNOFF; WHEELS;

CONTROLLED TRAFFIC; SOIL COMPACTION; SUSTAINABLE FARMING; WHEEL EFFECTS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL EROSION; SYMBIOSIS; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349018270     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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