Structural vulnerability of a sandy loam exposed to intensive tillage and traffic in wet conditions

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-85

  Munkholm, Lars J ^a   Schjønning, Per ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Intensive tillage; Resilience; Seedbed; Soil compaction; Stability; Tensile strength; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CULTIVATION; SAND; SEED; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; COMPACTION; SANDY LOAM; SEED BANK; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 4143066833     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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