Field compaction at different soil-water status: Effects on pore size distribution and soil water characteristics of a Rhodic Ferralsol in Western Cuba

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Tarawally, Mohamed A ^a   Medina, Hanoi ^a   Frometa M E ^a   Itza, C Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Compaction levels; Cone index; Pore size distribution; Rhodic Ferralsol; Soil water characteristics; Soil water states; Western Cuba

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; HYDRAULICS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY;

SOIL BULK DENSITY;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; MACHINERY; PORE SPACE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL WATER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 1242277334     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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