Agrophysical assessment of black shrinking soils of Tunisia

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Shein, E V ^a   Mizury, M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Soil physical conditions; Vertisols; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROFILE; WATER RETENTION;

TUNISIA;

EID: 0032474576     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00079-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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