Estimating the least limiting water range of soils from properties and management

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 877-883

  Da Silva, Alvaro Pires ^a   Kay, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PLANT GROWTH; POROSITY; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL WATER;

CALCULATIONS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL TESTING; WATER ABSORPTION;

LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGE; SOIL RESISTANCE CURVE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WATER RELEASE CURVE;

SOILS;

EID: 0030615749     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100030023x     Document Type: Article

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