Effect of straw and plastic film management under contrasting tillage practices on the physical properties of an erodible loess soil

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Zhang, G S ^a,d   Chan, K Y ^b   Li, G D ^c   Huang, G B ^d  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Organic carbon; Pore continuity; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Sorptivity; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; SORPTION; STRAW;

BULK DENSITY; CROPPING SYSTEMS; PORE CONTINUITY; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE COVER MANAGEMENT; WATER STABLE AGGREGATES;

PLASTIC FILMS;

CROPPING PRACTICE; ERODIBILITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LOESS; ORGANIC CARBON; PLASTIC; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; STRAW; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 43049133792     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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