The use of olive mill effluents ("margines") as soil conditioner mulch to reduce evaporation losses

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 85-91

  Mellouli, H J ^a   Hartmann, R ^a   Gabriels, D ^b   Cornells, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Soil conditioner; Water saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343353755     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00159-7     Document Type: Article

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