Reference bulk density and critical degree-of-compactness for no-till crop production in subtropical highly weathered soils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 242-254

  Reichert, José Miguel ^a   Suzuki, Luis Eduardo Akiyoshi Sanches ^a   Reinert, Dalvan José ^a   Horn, Rainer ^b   Håkansson, Inge ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Direct drilling; Reference bulk density; Root and crop growth; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TROPICS;

CLAY CONTENTS; CROP PRODUCTIONS; CROP YIELDS; DIRECT DRILLING; DISTURBED SOILS; FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGES; MACRO POROSITIES; NO TILLAGES; NO TILLS; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PLANT GROWTHS; PROCTOR TESTS; REFERENCE BULK DENSITY; ROOT AND CROP GROWTH; ROOT GROWTHS; SILT CONTENTS; SOIL COMPACTION; UNDISTURBED SAMPLES; UNDISTURBED SOILS; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSIONS; UNI-AXIAL TESTS; UNIAXIAL LOADS; WEATHERED SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

BULK DENSITY; CLAY; COMPACTION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RESPONSE; POROSITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WEATHERING; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 59349108996     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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