Water retention models for fractal soil structures

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Bird, N R A ^a   Bartoli, F ^b   Dexter, A R ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr de Pedol Biologique CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL POROSITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0030482971     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01365.x     Document Type: Article

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