Soil macroporosity distribution and trends in a no-till plot using a volume computer tomography scanner

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 437-447

  Asare, S N ^a   Rudra, R P ^b   Dickinson, W T ^b   Fenster, A ^c  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 2342566415     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0659     Document Type: Article

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