A Soil Has Been Managed Using a No-Till System for 10

question 12

Multiple Choice

A soil has been managed using a no-till system for 10 years following many years of conventional tillage operations.Which of the following changes in surface soil properties would you expect due to the no-till management system?

• A)the earthworm population would decline
• B)soil pH would increase
• C)aggregate stability would decline
• D)organic matter content would increase
• E)bulk density would increase

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