Comparing effects of tillage treatments performed with animal traction on soil physical properties and soil electrical resistivity: preliminary experimental results

• Published in: Open agriculture Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 317 - 328
• Main Authors: García-Tomillo, Aitor, Figueiredo, Tomás de, Almeida, Arlindo, Rodrigues, João, Dafonte Dafonte, Jorge, Paz-González, Antonio, Nunes, João, Hernandez, Zulimar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Open 01.02.2017; De Gruyter
• Subjects: Animal traction; Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil compaction

Soil Compaction results from compressive forces applied to compressible soil by machinery wheels, combined with tillage operations. Draft animal‐pulled equipment may also cause soil compaction, but a huge gap exists on experimental data to adequately assess their impacts and, actually, animal tracti...