Experimental corrections of simplified methods for predicting water retention curves in clay-loamy soils from particle-size determination

Soil Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-272

  Basile, Angelo ^a   D'Urso, Guido ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY LOAM; EVAPORATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0031082072     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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