Comments on "Residual alkalinity as tracer to estimate the changes induced by forage cultivation in a non-saline irrigated sodic soil": Some observations with respect to sodicity hazard of irrigation water

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Van Hoorn, J W ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY;

EID: 0038613805     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00166-X     Document Type: Letter

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