Improvement of crop yield, soil moisture distribution and water use efficiency in sandy soils by clay application

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Ismail, Saleh M ^a   Ozawa, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clay amendment; Cucumber; Maize; Sandy soil; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENTS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SANDY SOIL; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CULTIVATION;

BULK DENSITY; CROP YIELD; NUTRIENT LOSS; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249676869     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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