Properties and characterization of vertisols developed on limestone in a semi-arid environment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-244

  Khresat, Sa'eb A ^a   Taimeh, A Y ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Calcareous; Limestone parent material; Semi arid environment; Smectite; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

LIMESTONE; PEDOGENESIS; VERTISOL;

JORDAN;

EID: 0032409267     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0445     Document Type: Article

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