Erodibility of sandy loam aggregates in relation to their size and initial moisture content under different land uses in semi-arid tropics of India

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-227

  Kukal, Surinder S ^a   Bawa, Satvinder S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregate size; Agricultural land; Antecedent moisture; Eroded land; Forestland; Pasture land; Soil erodibility

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; ERODIBILITY; LAND USE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PASTURE; SANDY LOAM; SEMIARID REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 47549118866     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980802183137     Document Type: Article

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