Sprinkler droplet energy effects on soil penetration resistance and aggregate stability and size distribution

Soil Science

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 435-447

  Lehrsch, Gary A ^a   Kincaid, D C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crusting; Kinetic energy; Soil structure; Sprinkler irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; AGGREGATE STABILITY; DROPLET; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; KINETIC ENERGY; PENETRATION; SILTY LOAM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 33749054954     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000227361.36922.ad     Document Type: Article

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