Soil properties influencing surface sealing of some sandy soils in the Sahel

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 459-469

  Heil, Justin W ^a   Juo, Anthony S R ^a   McInnes, Kevin J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE SEALING;

NIGER; SAHEL;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0031470677     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199707000-00001     Document Type: Article

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