Subsoil hydraulic conductivity estimates for the Lower Macquarie Valley

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-228

  Bird, T L ^a   Willis, T M ^a   Melville, G J ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay content; Constant head well permeameter; Exchangeable sodium percentage

Indexed keywords

CLAY CONTENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATED SOIL; PERMEAMETER; SALINITY; SODICITY; WATERTABLE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, LOWER MACQUARIE VALLEY;

EID: 0029729462     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960213     Document Type: Article

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