Effect of mulch rates and tillage systems on infiltrability and other soil physical properties of an Oxisol in Paraná, Brazil

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 81 - 91
• Main Authors: Roth, C.H., Meyer, B., Frede, H.-G., Derpsch, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.1988

A 7-year-old tillage trial, comprising conventional tillage (CT), minimum tillage (MT) and no-tillage (NT), was chosen to study the relative importance of controlled mulch rates and soil physical properties such as bulk density, pore volume and hydraulic conductivity upon infiltrability. Infiltratio...