The spatial variability of some aspects of topsoil fertility in two Belgian fields

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 179-196

  Delcourt, Hans ^a   Darius, Paul L ^a   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Nutrient map; Semi variogram; Soil variability; Spatially variable field management

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; NUTRIENT; SEMIVARIOGRAM; SOIL MAP; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TOPSOIL;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0029730913     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1699(95)00047-x     Document Type: Article

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