Effect of soil aggregate size on infiltration and erosion characteristics

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 609-616

  Abu Hamdeh, N H ^a   Abo Qudais, S A ^a   Othman, A M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY LOAM; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; RUNOFF; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL EROSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33748556886     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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