Aggregate stability and assessment of soil crustability and erodibility: I. Theory and methodology

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-437

  Le Bissonnais, Y ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CULTIVATED SOIL; ERODIBILITY; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL FRAGMENT;

EID: 0030389880     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01843.x     Document Type: Article

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