Effects of autumn tillage of clay soil on mineral N content, spring cereal yield and soil structure over time

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-104

  Myrbeck, Åsa ^a   Stenberg, Maria ^a   Arvidsson, Johan ^a   Rydberg, Tomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clay; N leaching; Soil compaction; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AUTUMN; BULK DENSITY; CATCH CROP; CEREAL; CLAY SOIL; COMPACTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; GEOACCUMULATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLOWING; SEASONALITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRAW;

EID: 82955207652     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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