Using repeated measurements of 137Cs and modelling to identify spatial patterns of tillage and water erosion within potato production in Atlantic Canada

Geoderma

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 104-118

  Tiessen, K H D ^a   Li, S ^b   Lobb, D A ^b   Mehuys, G R ^a   Rees, H W ^c   Chow, T L ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesium 137 (137Cs); DirTillEM; Potato production; TillEM; WaTEM

Indexed keywords

CESIUM-137 (137CS); DIRTILLEM; POTATO PRODUCTION; TILLEM; WATEM;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CESIUM; GEOLOGIC MODELS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

EROSION;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CROP PRODUCTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; POTATO; TILLAGE; WATER EROSION;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 70349233744     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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