Using synthetic polymers as soil conditioners to control runoff and soil loss in arid and semi-arid regions - A review

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-204

  Ben Hur, Meni ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EROSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

LAND DEGRADATION; SALINITY; SODICITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ARID REGION; LAND DEGRADATION; POLYMER; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 33646505086     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR05175     Document Type: Review

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