The relation between soil structure and solute transport under raised bed cropping and conventional cultivation in south-western Victoria

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 577-585

  Holland, J E ^a   White, R E ^a   Edis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convective lognormal transfer function; Macropore; Pore connectivity; Soil structure; South western Victoria; Texture contrast

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPREGNATION; RESINS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CONVECTIVE LOGNORMAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; CULTIVATED SOILS; MACROPORES; PORE CONNECTIVITY; SOIL STRUCTURES;

SOILS;

CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TILLAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 36849034478     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07068     Document Type: Article

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