Management to increase the depth of soft soil improves soil conditions and grapevine performance in an irrigated vineyard

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-80

  Wheaton, A D ^a   McKenzie, B M ^b   Tisdall, J M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Grapevine root growth; Gypsum; Macroporosity; Mulch; Ryegrass; Soil strength; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CROPS; IRRIGATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

GRAPEVINE ROOT GROWTH; MACROPOROSITY; SOIL STRENGTH; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

COVER CROP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; GYPSUM; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MULCH; SOFT SOIL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRENGTH; VINEYARD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GOULBURN VALLEY; PICOLA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

LOLIUM; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 38149063476     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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