Fabrication and testing of a low-cost ceramic-cup soil solution sampler

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 207-211

  Bajracharya, R M ^a   Homagain, A ^a  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Leachate water; Nepal mid hills; Upland maize cropping

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING;

LEACHATE WATER; NEPAL MID-HILLS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; UPLAND MAIZE CROPPING;

SOIL TESTING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; SOIL TESTING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CERAMICS; FERTILIZER; LEACHING; MAIZE; MONSOON; NUTRIENT LOSS; SANDY LOAM; SATURATION; SOIL WATER; SOYBEAN; TESTING METHOD;

CERAMICS; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; METEOROLOGY; SOIL;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745196026     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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