Soil friability: A review of the concept, assessment and effects of soil properties and management

Geoderma

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2011, Pages 236-246

  Munkholm, L J ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodology; Soil friability; Soil management; Soil properties; Water regime

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LEVEL; CROP PRODUCTION; DIFFERENT SCALE; FIELD METHODS; FRAGMENT SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LABORATORY METHODS; LARGE AGGREGATES; LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGES; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TILLAGE; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; WATER REGIME;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

CROP PRODUCTION; DECADAL VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 80055030249     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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