Seedbed surface geometry effects on soil crusting and seedling emergence

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1112-1117

  Baumhardt, R L ^a   Unger, P W ^a   Dao, T H ^b  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; IRRIGATION; RAIN; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEED; SOILS;

SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURFACE GEOMETRY;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; RAIN; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEEDS; SOIL;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4043093316     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1112     Document Type: Article

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