Assessment of soil structure in the transition layer between topsoil and subsoil using the profil cultural method

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-25

  Peigné, Joséphine ^a   Vian, Jean François ^a   Cannavacciuolo, Mario ^b   Lefevre, Vincent ^a   Gautronneau, Yvan ^a   Boizard, Hubert ^c  

^a ISARA Lyon   (France)

^b Groupe ESA 55   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm activity; Roots penetration; Soil structure; Soil visual assessment; Subsoil compaction

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEMS; FIELD METHODS; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; MACROPORES; MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION; NO TILLAGE; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOT GROWTH; ROOTS PENETRATION; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE TREATMENT; TRANSITION LAYERS; VISUAL ASSESSMENTS; WATER RETENTION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CRACKS; SOIL MECHANICS;

SOILS;

BURROW; COMPACTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; EARTHWORM; MACROPORE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUBSOIL; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; TRANSITION ZONE; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

FRANCE;

EID: 84872269708     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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