Salinity dynamics and the potential for improvement of waterlogged and saline land in a Mediterranean climate using permanent raised beds

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-24

  Bakker, D M ^a   Hamilton, G J ^a   Hetherington, R ^a   Spann, C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Mt Barker Research Station   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cropping; Valley floor; WA Wheatbelt

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLAYEY SUB-SOILS; CROPPING; DUPLEX SOILS; LOW SALT CONCENTRATION; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; RAISED BEDS; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SALINITY CHANGE; SALINITY CONTROL; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL TEXTURES; TOP SOILS; VALLEY FLOOR; WA WHEATBELT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; DYNAMICS; FLOORS; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; PRODUCTIVITY; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; GROUNDWATER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MULCHING; PASTURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SALINE SOIL; SALINITY; SAND; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL; VALLEY; WATERLOGGING; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77956188851     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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