Spatial variability of solutes in a pecan orchard surface-irrigated with untreated effluents in the upper Rio Grande River basin

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-156

  Assadian, N W ^a   Fenn, L B ^a   Flores Ortiz, M A ^b   Ali, A S ^a  

^a Res Ctr Texas Agric Exp S   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calcareous soils; Heavy metals; Irrigation; Pecan orchard; Salts; Spatial variability; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT; IRRIGATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

MEXICO;

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0032748212     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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