Effect of gypsum and polyacrylamides on water turbidity and infiltration in a sodic soil

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 723-733

  Sivapalan, S ^a,b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nephelometric turbidity units; Rice establishment; Sodicity

Indexed keywords

PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYACRYLATES; SOILS; TURBIDITY;

ANIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; NEPHELOMETRIC TURBIDITY UNITS; RICE ESTABLISHMENT; SODICITY;

GYPSUM;

GYPSUM; INFILTRATION; SODIC SOIL; TURBIDITY;

EID: 27644531858     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR04155     Document Type: Article

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