The effect of ped size, simulated rainfall duration and frequency on the leaching of salts from clay topsoils

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-143

  Armstrong, A S B ^a   Tanton, T W ^a   Rycroft, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clay; Leaching; Modelling; Rainfall; Saline; Sodic

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; CLAY; LEACHING; RAINFALL; SALT;

EID: 0031825428     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(98)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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