Fractal geometry and geostatistics for describing the field variability of soil aggregation

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-18

  Castrignano A ^a   Stelluti, M ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

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EID: 0012009173     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1998.0385     Document Type: Article

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