Short-term and long-term effects of tillage and crop rotation on soil physical properties, organic C and N in a Black Chernozem in northeastern Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-282

  Malhi, S S ^a   Moulin, A P ^a   Johnston, A M ^a,b   Kutcher, H R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Bulk density; Crop rotation; Hydraulic conductivity; Moisture; Organic C and N; Residue cover soil; Temperature; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CHERNOZEM; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 56849131305     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07062     Document Type: Article

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