Soil physical properties and maize root growth under different tillage systems in the North China Plain

The standard cultivation system in the North China Plain is double cropping of winter wheat and summer maize. The main effects of this cultivation system on root development and yield are decreases in soil nutrient content and depth of the plow layer under either long-term no-tillage or rotary tilla...

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Main Authors: Baizhao Ren, Xia Li, Shuting Dong, Peng Liu, Bin Zhao, Jiwang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Crop Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514118300886