Fill soil effects on soil aeration and tree growth

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-27

  MacDonald, J D ^a   Costello, L R ^b   Lichter, J M ^c   Quickert, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c Tree Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeration; Aeration deficit; Fill soil; Oxygen diffusion rate

Indexed keywords

AERATION; DIFFUSION; OXYGEN; SOIL STRUCTURE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS X YEDOENSIS;

EID: 0942302050     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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