Crop husbandry on naturally compacted soils.

Abstract

In long-term experiments on soils ranging from sand to peat, which had been ploughed or naturally compacted following the use of herbicides, crop yields and the variation with depth of OM, plant nutrients and roots were compared. It was concluded that temperate cereals, maize and many cover crops might be successfully grown on compacted soils, but the growing of sugar beet and potatoes, and to a lesser extent of peas and beans, was hazardous, though in many cases yields were not depressed. CCT. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)