The high water-holding capacity of petrocalcic horizons

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 812-819

  Duniway, Michael C ^a   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONTENT;

AVAILABLE WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY (AWHC); PETROCALCIC HORIZONS; SOIL-WATER RELEASE CURVE (SWRC);

SOIL SURVEYS;

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS; WATER CONTENT;

ARID REGION; BULK DENSITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLAY SOIL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249111478     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0267     Document Type: Article

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