Infiltration in a calcareous sandy soil as affected by water-soluble polymers

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-73

  Falatah, A M ^a   Al Omran, A M ^a   Shalaby, A A ^a   Mursi, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cumulative Infiltration; Polyacrylamide; Saudi Aradia; Typic Torripsamments; Wetting Front

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SOIL; EROSION CONTROL; INFILTRATION; POLYMER; SANDY SOIL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0032895920     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089030699263492     Document Type: Article

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