Impact of ridge tillage on soil organic carbon and selected physical properties of a clay loam in southwestern Ontario

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Shi, X H ^a,b,c   Yang, X M ^a   Drury, C F ^a   Reynolds, W D ^a   McLaughlin, N B ^d   Zhang, X P ^b  

^a HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mouldboard plow tillage; No tillage; Ridge tillage; Soil organic carbon; Soil penetration resistance; Southwestern Ontario

Indexed keywords

MOULDBOARD PLOW TILLAGE; NO TILLAGE; ONTARIO; RIDGE TILLAGE; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PENETRATION RESISTANCE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AMINO ACIDS; NITROGEN FIXATION; OILSEEDS; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

BULK DENSITY; CLAY LOAM; CROP ROTATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863125144     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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