Long-term tillage, straw and N rate effects on some chemical properties in two contrasting soil types in Western Canada

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-146

  Malhi, S S ^a   Nyborg, M ^b   Goddard, T ^c   Puurveen, D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extractable P; N fertilizer; Nitrate N; Soil pH; Straw management; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CHERNOZEM; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LUVISOL; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TYPE; STRAW; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79953763854     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9417-x     Document Type: Article

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