Topsoil properties as affected by tillage systems in the rolling pampa region of argentina

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1242-1250

  Alvarez, Carina R ^a   Taboada, Miguel A ^a   Boem, Flavio H Gutierrez ^a   Bono, Alfredo ^b   Fernandez, Patricia L ^a   Prystupa, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INTA EEA Angil   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; INFILTRATION RATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NO-TILL; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; REGIONAL SCALE; SILTY CLAY LOAM; SILTY SOILS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL FORM; STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES; TILLAGE MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE SYSTEM; UNDISTURBED SOILS; WATER INFILTRATION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CLAY MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

SOILS;

INFILTRATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68249102593     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0246     Document Type: Article

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