Physical and chemical properties of soil near cracks in irrigated vertisols sown with cotton-wheat rotations

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-22

  Hullugalle, N R ^a   Weaver, T B ^a   Finlay, L A ^a   Entwistle, P C ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Melaleuca Plantations of Bungawalbyn   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopore; Cracking clay; Haplustert; Preferential flow; Soil fertility; Soil shrinkage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FURROW IRRIGATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ANALYSIS; VERTISOL;

AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0035118588     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980119119     Document Type: Article

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