African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Soil physical and hydraulic changes in different yielding zones under no-tillage in Brazil

Antônio Luis Santi
  • Antônio Luis Santi
  • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, 98400-000, Brazil.
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Júnior Melo Damian
  • Júnior Melo Damian
  • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, 98400-000, Brazil.
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Maurício Roberto Cherubin
  • Maurício Roberto Cherubin
  • Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brazil
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Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado
  • Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado
  • Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97105-900, Brazil
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Mateus Tonini Eitelwein
  • Mateus Tonini Eitelwein
  • Department of Biosystems Engineering, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brazil
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André Luis Vian
  • André Luis Vian
  • Department of Plant Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91540-000, Brazil
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Wilfrand Ferney Bejarano Herrera
  • Wilfrand Ferney Bejarano Herrera
  • Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brazil
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  •  Received: 13 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 March 2016
  •  Published: 14 April 2016

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