A new method to estimate the parameters of van genuchten retention model using degree of phosphorus saturation (DSP)

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4800-4806

  Liu, Xianzhao ^a   Yu, Xingxiu ^b   Xu, Shujian ^c  

^a LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Degree of phosphorus saturation (DSP) system; Soil water retention curve; Van genuchten model

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 80053910069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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