Determination of spatial distribution patterns of clay and plant available potassium contents in surface soils at the farm scale using high resolution gamma ray spectrometry

Plant and Soil

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 67-82

  Pracilio, Gabriella ^a   Adams, Matthew L ^b   Smettem, Keith R J ^a   Harper, Richard J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Satellite Remote Sensing Services (SRSS)   (Australia)

^c Forest Products Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Radiometrics; Regression tree; Soil fertility; Soil map; Soil survey; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MAPPING; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745485484     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5229-1     Document Type: Article

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