Tillage depth and timing effects on soil water profiles in two semiarid soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1701-1711

  Wuest, Stewart B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ESTABLISHMENT; MULCH TREATMENT; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PRODUCED WATER; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER; SPRING WATER; SUMMER FALLOW; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TILLAGE TREATMENT; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WATER EROSION; WATER STORAGE; WINTER WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME MEASUREMENT; UNDERWATER SOILS;

WATER CONTENT;

CROP ROTATION; EROSION CONTROL; FALLOW; GERMINATION; MULCHING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TILLAGE; WATER STORAGE; WHEAT;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77957051488     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0046     Document Type: Article

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