Soil structure and physical properties under rye-corn silage double-cropping systems

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1307-1314

  Liesch, Amanda M ^a   Krueger, Erik S ^b   Ochsner, Tyson E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CORN PLANTING; CORN SILAGE; COVER CROPS; HEAVY TRAFFICS; MEAN WEIGHT; MINNESOTA; NO-TILL; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SECALE CEREALE; SOIL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CROPS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOILS;

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

CEREAL; COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DIAMETER; HARVESTING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SILAGE; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 83155182027     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0292     Document Type: Article

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