Comparison of sampling designs in the detection of spatial variability of Mississippi Delta soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1180-1185

  Buscaglia, H J ^a   Varco, J J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; PROBABILITY; SOILS;

SOIL MAPPINGS;

SOIL TESTING;

AUTOCORRELATION; DESIGN; SAMPLING; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0041629108     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1180     Document Type: Article

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