Impact of soil compaction on root development and yield of meadow-grass

International Agrophysics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-13

  Glab T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Meadow grass; Roots; Soil compaction; Yields

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CROP YIELD; GRASS; HARVESTING; MEADOW; MORPHOMETRY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL PROPERTY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 84878073388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02368722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10247-012-0062-2     Document Type: Article

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