Surface runoff, subsurface drainflow and soil erosion as affected by tillage in a clayey Finnish soil

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-351

  Turtola, Eila ^a,b   Alakukku, Laura ^b   Uusitalo, Risto ^a,b   Kaseva, Antti ^b,c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clay; Drainage water; Grass; Hydrology; Physical properties of soil; Ploughing; Reduced tillage; Soil erosion; Soil macroporosity; Stubble; Stubble cultivation; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 42449160481     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960607784125429     Document Type: Article

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