Assessing the compaction susceptibility of South African forestry soils. I. The effect of soil type, water content and applied pressure on uni-axial compaction

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 53-73

  Smith, C W ^a   Johnston, M A ^b   Lorentz, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Compression index; Forestry soils; Soil compaction; Uni axial compaction

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; FORESTRY; HARVESTING MACHINERY; PLANTATION; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030620242     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(96)01084-7     Document Type: Article

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