Continuous cropping systems reduce near-surface maximum compaction in no-till soils

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1217-1225

  Blanco Canqui, Humberto ^a   Stone, L R ^b   Schlegel, A J ^c   Benjamin, J G ^d   Vigil, M F ^d   Stahlman, P W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CRITICAL WATER CONTENT; CROPPING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; NEAR-SURFACE; NO-TILL; PERENNIAL GRASS; SILT LOAM; SILTY CLAY LOAM; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PROPERTY; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WINTER WHEAT;

COMPACTION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT;

SILT;

PANICUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954246303     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0113     Document Type: Article

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