Prediction of soil water retention properties after stratification by combining texture, bulk density and the type of horizon

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-391

  Al Majou, H ^a,b   Bruand, A ^a   Duval, O ^c   Le Bas, C ^c   Vautier, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

^d Chambre d'Agriculture de la Nièvre ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Available water capacity; Class pedotransfer function; Digital soil mapping; Prediction bias; Prediction precision

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; DIGITAL MAPPING; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; RETENTION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56649119067     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2008.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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