Alfalfa root and shoot mulching effects on soil hydraulic properties and aggregation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 725-731

  Rasse, Daniel P ^a   Smucker, Alvin J M ^a   Santos, Djail ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WETTING;

ALFALFA ROOT EFFECTS; ALFALFA SHOOT MULCH (ASM); TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

SOIL CONDITIONERS;

AGGREGATION; CROP; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ROOT; SOIL PROPERTY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034162340     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.642725x     Document Type: Article

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