Chemical and mineralogical properties of soils in southeastern Nigeria in relation to aggregate stability

Geoderma

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 111-123

  Igwe, C A ^a   Akamigbo, F O R ^a   Mbagwu, J S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Chemical properties; Mineralogy; Sedimentary formations; Soil structure; Tropics

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; ENTISOL; MINERALOGY; SOIL PROPERTY; ULTISOL;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0033568786     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(99)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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