The influence of no-till, conventional tillage and nitrogen fertilization on physico-chemical and biological indicators after three years of monoculture barley

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Tabaglio, Vincenzo ^a   Gavazzi, Carolina ^a   Menta, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conventional tillage; Nitrogen fertilization; No tillage; Qbs ar; Soil indicators; Water aggregate stability

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 84857252841     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2008.233     Document Type: Article

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