Application of fractal theory to quantify soil aggregate stability as influenced by tillage treatments

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-234

  Pirmoradian, N ^a   Sepaskhah, A R ^a   Hajabbasi, M A ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FRACTALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; WATER;

CONTAMINANTS TRANSPORT; FRACTAL THEORY; SEED GERMINATION;

SOILS;

FRAGMENTATION; GERMINATION; IMPURITIES; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL STRUCTURE; WATER;

EID: 13744260000     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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