The effect of soil moisture on the vertical movement of rock fragments by tillage

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-312

  Oostwoud Wijdenes, D J ^a   Poesen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inter particle percolation; Rock fragment cover; Tillage; Tilled horizon

Indexed keywords

LITHIC FRAGMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 0033579989     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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