Impact of natural conditioners on water retention, infiltration and evaporation characteristics of sandy soil

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1699-1708

  Abdel Nasser, Gamal ^a   Al Omran, A M ^a   Falatah, A M ^a   Sehta, A S ^a   Al Harbi, A R ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clay deposit; Cumulative infiltration; Intermittent evaporation; Natural conditioners; Organic fertilizer; Soil infiltration

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; INFILTRATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS; WETTING;

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; CUMULATIVE INFILTRATIONS; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CHARACTERISTICS; WETTING/DRYING CYCLES;

SOIL CONDITIONERS;

EID: 34748859715     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.1699.1708     Document Type: Article

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