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The effects of changes in soil compaction and porosity on germination, establishment and yield of barley and globe beet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. Kubota  and
R. J. B. Williams
T. Kubota
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
R. J. B. Williams
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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Two degrees of compaction, 'heavy' with a flattyred vehicle wheel, and 'light' with a ring roller, were given to the seed beds after sowing barley and globe beet on three contrasted soils. Changes in pore space of the soils and the responses of the crop to the changed physical properties were measured. The sites used were: Barnfield at Rothamsted, a heavy clay loam long under arable cultivation and having little organic matter; Pastures Field at Rothamsted, a field of silty clay loam ploughed after an 8-year ley; Stackyard field at Woburn, a light sandy loam long in arable cultivation and containing little organic matter.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 227 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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