Root growth and yield of maize as affected by soil compaction and cover crops

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-27

  Chen, Guihua ^a,b   Weil, Ray R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio drilling; Brassica cover crops; No till; Root penetration

Indexed keywords

BIO-DRILLING; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPACTED SOIL; COVER CROPS; CROP ROOTS; GROWING SEASON; HUMID CLIMATES; MAIZE ROOTS; MAIZE YIELD; NO-TILL; RAINFED; RAINFED CROP; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT PENETRATION; SECALE CEREALE; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL TEXTURES; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER STATUS; SURFACE SOIL;

COMPACTION; OILSEEDS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

CROPS;

CANOLA; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPACTION; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MAIZE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

ATLANTIC CITY; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. NIGER; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 81855166867     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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