Physical properties of a sandy loam Ultisol as affected by tillage-mulch management practices and cropping systems

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 30-36

  Obalum, S E ^a   Obi, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conventional tillage; Cropping system; Mulch; No till; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGNS; BULK DENSITY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROPPING SYSTEMS; EARTHWORM CASTS; GLYCINE MAX; KEY PARAMETERS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MEAN WEIGHT DIAMETER; MEASURED PARAMETERS; NO-TILL; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SANDY LOAMS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA; SPLIT-PLOT; STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS; TILLAGE SYSTEM; TOTAL POROSITY; ULTISOLS;

AGRICULTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SIZE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; WELL DRILLING;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

BULK DENSITY; CEREAL; EARTHWORM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MULCH; POROSITY; SANDY LOAM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; ULTISOL; ZERO TILLAGE;

NIGERIA;

GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77954864710     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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