Soil structure and management: a review

2004/04/28 by C.J. Bronick, C. J. Bronick, R. Lal +1 · 4,359 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · #Biota #Chemical engineering #Chemistry #Crop Yield and Soil Fertility #Dissolution #Ecology #Edaphic #Environmental chemistry #Flocculation #Geology #Organic chemistry #Precipitation #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Soil Management and Crop Yield #Soil biology #Soil science #Soil structure #Soil water

paper · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.03.005

published in Geoderma 124(1-2), 3-22 (Elsevier BV)

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