Is soil water repellency a function of soil order and proneness to drought? A survey of soils under pasture in the North Island of New Zealand

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 765-779

  Deurer, M ^a   Muller K ^a   Van Den Dijssel, C ^a   Mason, K ^a   Carter, J ^a   Clothier, B E ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALLOPHANE; BULK DENSITY; DROUGHT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PASTURE; PODZOL; SATURATION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 81855185495     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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