The use of in situ volumetric water content at field capacity to improve the prediction of soil water retention properties

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 533-541

  Al Majou, Hassan ^a,b   Bruand, Ary ^a   Duval, Odile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Mean error of prediction; Organic carbon content; Pedotransfer functions; Root mean square error; Standard deviation of prediction; Texture

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELD CAPACITY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PREDICTION; RETENTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 56649088540     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07065     Document Type: Article

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