Aggregate stability in organically and conventionally farmed soils

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Williams, N D ^a   Petticrew, E L ^b  

^a Grontmij Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Erodibility; Fragmentation fractal dimension; Macro aggregate; Micro aggregate; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MICROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC FARMING; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 69249127050     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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