The effects of irrigation and cultivation on the quality of desert soil in central Iran

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-61

  Fallahzade, J ^a   Hajabbasi, M A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Central iran; Desert; Irrigation; Particulate organic carbon (POC); Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL IRAN; CULTIVATED SOILS; DESERT; DESERT SOILS; LARGE AGGREGATES; MACROAGGREGATES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS; SOIL SAMPLE; TOTAL NITROGEN; WHEAT FIELDS;

AGGREGATES; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; IRRIGATION; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALFALFA; CARBOHYDRATE; CULTIVATION; DESERT SOIL; IRRIGATION; MACROAGGREGATE; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; WHEAT;

IRAN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84856026960     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1049     Document Type: Article

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