Variation of physical and mechanical properties with depth in Alfisols

International Agrophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-63

  Panayiotopoulos, K P ^a   Kostopoulou, S ^a   Hatjiyiannakis, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Mechanical properties; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; DEPTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2642550639     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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