The influence of the soil conditioner 'Agri-SC' on splash detachment and aggregate stability

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 373-387

  Sutherland, Ross A ^a   Ziegler, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Erodibility; Rainfall simulation; Rainsplash; Water stable aggregation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL CONDITIONER; SPLASH DETACHMENT;

EID: 0344973010     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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