Deep drainage through Vertosols in irrigated fields measured with drainage lysimeters

Soil Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-354

  Gunawardena, T A ^a   McGarry, D ^a   Robinson, J B ^a   Silburn, D M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

clay content; clay soil; electrical conductivity; furrow irrigation; irrigation uniformity

Indexed keywords

CLAY CONTENT; CLAY SOIL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FURROW IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION UNIFORMITY;

CLAY; COTTON; CROPS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CLAY SOIL; COTTON; CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOOD; FURROW IRRIGATION; INFILTRATION; LYSIMETER; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TYPE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79957485787     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR10198     Document Type: Article

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