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Effect of Subsoiling and Rotation on Yields of Corn 1
Author(s) -
Anderson J. C.,
Neal O. R.,
Vomocil J. A.,
Brill G. D.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1958.00021962005000100011x
Subject(s) - agronomy , bulk density , environmental science , rotation (mathematics) , soil water , water content , crop rotation , field corn , zea mays , soil science , mathematics , crop , biology , geology , geotechnical engineering , geometry
Synopsis Yields of corn were consistently depressed by sub‐soiling when soil moisture was at field capacity. Rotation substantially corrected this in about 4 years. Yields of corn were closely related to water stability of aggregates and to soil bulk density measurements.