A generally applicable pedotransfer function that estimates field capacity and permanent wilting point from soil texture and bulk density

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 761-774

  Pollacco, Joseph Alexander Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Grouping; Organic matter; Pedotransfer functions; Soil moisture; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIELD CAPACITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ORGANIC MATTER; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; WILTING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849103377     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07120     Document Type: Article

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