Volcanic materials as mulches for water conservation

Geoderma

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 283-295

  Tejedor, M ^a   Jimenez C ^a   Diaz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Mulching; Soil moisture; Tephra; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; MULCHING; SOIL WATER; VOLCANIC SOIL; WATER RETENTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; LANZAROTE; LAS PALMAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0347365846     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00129-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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