Impacts of gypsum and winter cover crops on soil physical properties and crop productivity when irrigated with saline water

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-71

  Mitchell, J P ^a   Shennan, C ^a   Singer, M J ^a   Peters, D W ^a   Miller, R O ^a   Prichard, T ^a   Grattan, S R ^a   Rhoades, J D ^b   May, D M ^c   Munk, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage water muse; Salinity; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; GYPSUM; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

UNITED STATES;

HORDEUM VULGARE; VICIA DASYCARPA;

EID: 0034015305     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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