Effects of hydrogel amendment to different soils on plant available water and survival of trees under drought conditions

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-335

  Agaba, Hillary ^a   Orikiriza, Lawrence Justus Baguma ^b   Esegu, John Francis Osoto ^a   Obua, Joseph ^b   Kabasa, John David ^b   Hüttermann, Alloys ^c  

^a National Forestry Resources Research Institute NaFORRI   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drought; Hydrogel; Plant available water; Transpiration; Tree survival

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; DESICCATION; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEEDLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SURVIVAL; TRANSPIRATION; TREE;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; MAESOPSIS EMINII; MELIA VOLKENSII; MELIACEAE; PINUS CARIBAEA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SUPERBA;

EID: 77953676510     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900245     Document Type: Article

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