Penetration resistance of fine sandy apedal soils as affected by relative bulk density, water content and texture

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 5-10

  Bennie, A T P ^a   du Burger, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Penetration resistance; Penetrometer; Soil strength; Texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002303558     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1988.10634239     Document Type: Article

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