Soil compaction distribution under tractor traffic in almond (Prunus amigdalus L.) orchard in Almería España

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-56

  Becerra, A Tolon ^a   Botta, G F ^b,c   Bravo, X Lastra ^a   Tourn, M ^b   Melcon, F Bellora ^b   Vazquez, J ^c   Rivero, D ^d   Linares, P ^e   Nardon, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c National University   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f School of Mechanics Engineering   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Axle load; Orchard fruit; Subsoil compaction; Track

Indexed keywords

AXLE LOAD; AXLE LOADS; BULK DENSITY; CONE INDEX; DATA SUPPORT; FARM MACHINERY; GROUND PRESSURE; MEAN VALUES; ORCHARD SOILS; RUT DEPTH; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL POROSITY; SUBSOIL COMPACTION; TILLED SOILS; TRAFFIC INTENSITY; TWO TRACTORS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AXLES; COMPACTION; LOADS (FORCES); MACHINERY; ORCHARDS; POROSITY; SOIL MECHANICS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); WHEELS;

SOILS;

ARIDOSOL; BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; LOADING TEST; MACHINERY; NUT; ORCHARD; POROSITY; SUBSOIL; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77949658168     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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