Near-saturated hydraulic properties in the surface layer of a sandy loam soil under conventional and reduced tillage

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1728-1737

  Daraghmeh, O A ^a   Jensen, J R ^a   Petersen, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; AGGLOMERATION; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SEEPAGE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MECHANICS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WHEELS;

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES; DECISION SUPPORTS; EFFECTIVE POROSITIES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFILTRATION RATES; MINIMUM VALUES; PORE SPACES; PORE VOLUMES; PRESSURE HEADS; REDUCED TILLAGES; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SANDY LOAMS; SOIL CORES; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSES; SUPPLY PRESSURES; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE SOILS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; TILLAGE EFFECTS; TILLAGE TREATMENTS; WATER AVAILABILITIES; WATER RETENTION CURVES; WATER RETENTIONS; WINTER WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

SOILS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; PORE SPACE; RESILIENCE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 56749132260     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0292     Document Type: Article

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