Response of tillage and in situ moisture conservation on alteration of soil and morpho-physiological differences in maize under Eastern Himalayan region of India

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-48

  Choudhary, V K ^a   Suresh Kumar, P ^b   Bhagawati, R ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Maize; Mulch; Root parameters; Soil properties; Tillage; Yield

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; MULCH; ROOT PARAMETERS; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE; YIELD;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; FORESTRY; MOISTURE CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

BULK DENSITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MORPHOLOGY; MULCHING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORE SPACE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; TILLAGE; YIELD RESPONSE;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 84881343940     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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