Field swelling, shrinking, and water content change in a heavy clay soil

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 963-978

  Kirby, J M ^b   Bernardi, A L ^a   Ringrose Voase, A J ^b   Young, R ^a   Rose, H ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Correction; Errors; Height change; Shrinking soil; Swelling soil; Volume change; Water storage

Indexed keywords

CLAY; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WATER;

WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

CLAY SOIL; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER CONTENT;

AUSTRALIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0141724853     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02055     Document Type: Article

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