Rules of thumb for minimizing subsoil compaction

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 378-393

  Schjonning P ^a   Lamande M ^a   Keller, T ^b,c   Pedersen, J ^d   Stettler, M ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Institute for Agri Technology and Food Innovation   (Denmark)

^e BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mean ground pressure; Rule of thumb; Subsoil compaction; Tyre pressure; Vertical stress; Wheel load

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMPACTION; DATA SET; LOAMY SAND; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL PROFILE; STRESS FIELD; SUBSOIL; TIRE;

EID: 84865860355     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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