Effect of cultivation on hydraulic properties of an Iowa soil using tension infiltrometers

Soil Science

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-29

  Azevedo, A S ^c   Kanwar, R S ^a   Horton, R ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fractional porosity; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration rates; No tillage systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031882711     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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