Gravel mulching in vineyards of southern Switzerland

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 51-59

  Nachtergaele, Jeroen ^a   Poesen, Jean ^a,b   Van Wesemael, Bas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chamoson (Switzerland); Evaporation; Gravel mulching; Soil conservation; Temperature; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GRAVEL; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MULCHING; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

CHAMOSON; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032565717     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)80107-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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