Evaluation of soil environment after saline soil reclamation of Xinjiang Oasis, China

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Hua, Fan ^a   Xudong, Pan ^a   Yuyi, Li ^a   Fu, Chen ^b   Fenghua, Zhang ^a  

^a Xinjiang Production and Construction Group   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECLAMATION;

ARID FARMLAND; DESERT OASIS; LAND DEGRADATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 44449116520     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0100     Document Type: Article

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