Residual effects of fallows on selected soil hydraulic properties in a kaolinitic soil subjected to conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT)

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Nyamadzawo, G ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^b   Chikowo, R ^b   Giller, K ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fallowing; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration rate; Porosity; Tillage

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; KAOLINITE; LEGUME; MAIZE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POROSITY; RECHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38649110780     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9057-6     Document Type: Article

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