Organic amendments initiate the formation and stabilisation of macroaggregates in a high clay sodic soil

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 770-780

  Clark, G J ^a   Sale, P W G ^a   Tang, C ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gypsum; Organic amendments; Sodicity.; Soil structure; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; SODICITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; STABLE AGGREGATES;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; CULTIVATION; GYPSUM; MANURES; PEAT; PELLETIZING;

SOILS;

CANOLA; CLAY SOIL; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GYPSUM; LEGUME; MACROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PEAT; SIEVING; SODIC SOIL; SODICITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CICER ARIETINUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 76849101620     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09119     Document Type: Article

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