Micromorphological study of slumping in a hardsetting seedbed under various wetting conditions

Geoderma

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 277-288

  Bresson, L M ^a   Moran, C J ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate breakdown; Aggregate coalescence; Compaction; Microcracking; Overburden pressure; Surface crusting

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; SLUMPING; SOIL PROPERTY; WETTING;

EID: 0442314478     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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