Correction of cone index for soil water content differences in a coastal plain soil

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 205-217

  Busscher, W J ^a   Bauer, P J ^a   Camp, C R ^a   Sojka, R E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal plain; Cone index; Penetrometer; Soil strength; Soil water

Indexed keywords

CONE PENETRATION TEST; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031563915     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(97)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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