Methods for comparing spatial variability patterns of millet yield and soil data

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 861-870

  Stein, A ^a   Brouwer, J ^a,b   Bouma, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CROPS; EROSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND; SOILS;

CROSS CORRELATION FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION; SOIL VARIABLES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

SOIL TESTING;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0031149254     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100030021x     Document Type: Article

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