Biological geotextiles as a tool for soil moisture conservation

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 472-479

  Kertesz A ^a   Szalai, Z ^a   Jakab, G ^a   Toth A ^a   Szabó, Sz ^b   Madarasz B ^a   Jankauskas, B ^c   Guerra, A ^d   Bezerra, J F R ^d   Panomtaranichagul, M ^e   Thu, D Chau ^f   Yi, Z ^g  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^g YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological geotextile; BORASSUS project; Soil hydrology; Soil moisture; Soil moisture conservation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; BORASSUS PROJECT; DIFFERENT CLIMATIC ZONES; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; HUNGARY; LITHUANIA; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOISTURE CONSERVATION; RAINFALL EVENT; SOIL HYDROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; STUDY SITES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DYNAMICS; GEOTEXTILES; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

GEOTEXTILE; MOISTURE CONTENT; RAINFALL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPSOIL;

BORASSUS; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053213294     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1098     Document Type: Article

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