The adoption of non-inversion tillage systems in the United Kingdom and the agronomic impact on soil, crops and the environment-A review

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Morris, N L ^a   Miller, P C H ^a   Orson, J H ^a   Froud Williams, R J ^b  

^a The Arable Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop growth and yield; Soil structure; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR STRUCTURE; ATLANTIS; CLAY SOIL; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP GROWTH; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; CROP RESIDUE; ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FUEL USE; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; NON-INVERSION; RESIDUE COVER; SAND SOILS; SELF-STRUCTURING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CULTIVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL TYPES; SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDES; TILLAGE SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; WET SOIL;

AGGLOMERATION; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRONOMY; CLAY; CROPS; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MECHANICS; WEED CONTROL;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TYPE; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954860533     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.03.004     Document Type: Review

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