Effects of soil management practices and tillage systems on surface soil water conservation and crust formation on a sandy loam in semi-arid Kenya

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-184

  Gicheru, Patrick ^a   Gachene, Charles ^b   Mbuvi, Joseph ^b   Mare, Edward ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crust strength and thickness; Soil management; Steady infiltration rates and available soil moisture; Tillage methods

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DRAINAGE; WATER CONSERVATION;

CRUSTED SOILS; SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

SANDY LOAM; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1242322432     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00161-2     Document Type: Article

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