Effect of compost on soil properties in dallas, texas

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-67

  Weindorf, David C ^a   Zartman, Richard E ^a   Allen, B L ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DEBRIS; INFILTRATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TEXTURES;

COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR EXTENSIBILITY (COLE); INFILTRATION RATE; LANDSCAPE DEBRIS; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL TEXTURE;

SOILS;

COMPOST; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE;

DALLAS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646008577     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2006.10702264     Document Type: Article

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