Effect of the number of tractor passes on soil rut depth and compaction in two tillage regimes

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-386

  Botta, G F ^a,b   Becerra, A Tolon ^c   Tourn, F Bellora ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Repeated traffic; Soil bearing capacity; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; AXLE LOADS; BUENOS AIRES; CONE INDICES; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGES; DEPTH PROFILES; GROUND PRESSURES; REPEATED TRAFFIC; RUT DEPTHS; SOIL BEARING CAPACITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL CONE INDICES; SOIL WATER CONTENTS; TILLED SOILS; WIDTH RATIOS;

AGRICULTURE; BEARING CAPACITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WELDS;

COMPACTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BEARING CAPACITY; COMPACTION; SOIL WATER; SOWING; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAMPLING; WATER CONTENT;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 64149084277     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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