Hydraulic conductivity of a silt loam soil as affected by sample length

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-196

  Fuentes, J P ^a   Flury, M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant head; Hydraulic conductivity; Sample size; Tension infiltrometer

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STEADY FLOW;

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CROP ROOTS; SATURATED CONDUCTIVITY; SILT LOAM SOILS;

SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOAM;

FARM CROPS; HYDRAULICS; SOIL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 18644377899     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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