Controlled traffic farming restores soil structure

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-172

  McHugh, A D ^a   Tullberg, J N ^a   Freebairn, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Available water capacity; Bulk density; Compaction; Controlled traffic, permanent beds, zero tillage, and macropore density; Vertosol

Indexed keywords

AMELIORATION; AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; BULK DENSITY; CONTROLLED TRAFFIC, PERMANENT BEDS, ZERO TILLAGE, AND MACROPORE DENSITY; VERTOSOL;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

RESTORATION;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FARMING SYSTEM; RETENTION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; VERTISOL;

EID: 67349137095     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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