Long-term conservation tillage in potato rotations in Atlantic Canada: Potato productivity, tuber quality and nutrient content

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-280

  Carter, M R ^a   Sanderson, J B ^a   Peters, R D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Crop rotation; Crop yield; Eastern Canada; Fine sandy loam; Potato; Surface residue

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; MULCH; PODZOL; POTATO; SANDY LOAM; SOIL PROPERTY; TUBER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

HORDEUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 67649376228     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS08073     Document Type: Article

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