Soil compaction due to sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) mechanical harvesting and the effects of subsoiling on the improvement of soil physical properties

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 3639-3648

  Naseri, Abd Ali ^a   Jafari, S ^b   Alimohammadi, M ^c  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

^c Sugarcane Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bulk density; HRCT scan; Proctor; Subsoiling; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; HARVESTING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SUGAR CANE;

BULK DENSITY; HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HRCT-SCAN; OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PROCTOR; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SUBSOILING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 37349120690     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.3639.3648     Document Type: Article

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