Short time effects of biological and inter-row subsoiling on yield of potatoes grown on a loamy sand, and on soil penetration resistance, root growth and nitrogen uptake

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-65

  Guaman, Victor ^a   Båth, Birgitta ^a   Hagman, Jannie ^a   Gunnarsson, Anita ^b   Persson, Paula ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b The Rural Economy and Agricultural Society HS Konsult AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological subsoiling; Inter row subsoiling; N uptake; Potato yield; Root length density; Soil penetration resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; COMPACTION; CROP YIELD; DRY DENSITY; GROWTH RATE; LOAMY SAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PENETRATION; POTATO; ROOT SYSTEM; SUBSOIL;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84978878108     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2016.06.014     Document Type: Article

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