Bulk density, water content, and hydraulic properties of a sandy loam soil following conventional or strip tillage

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 765-768

  Jabro, J D ^a   Stevens, W B ^a   Iversen, W M ^a   Evans, R G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration; Soil compaction; Strip tillage; Sugarbeet

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BULK DENSITY; CONSTANT-HEAD WELL PERMEAMETER; CROP ROWS; GROWING SEASON; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU IR; INFILTRATION RATE; INFILTROMETERS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PLANT GROWTH; REDUCED SOILS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SANDY LOAMS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEED GERMINATION; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL CORES; SOIL SURFACES; STRIP TILLAGE; TILLAGE PRACTICES; TILLAGE SYSTEM; TOTAL POROSITY;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRIDIUM; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; SEEPAGE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 80053965405     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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