Hydraulic conductivity increases in a sodic clay soil in response to gypsum applications: Impacts of bulk density and cation exchange

Soil Science

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 165-171

  Reading, Lucy P ^a,b,c   Baumgartl, Thomas ^a   Bristow, Keith L ^b   Lockington, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b School of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

amelioration; cation exchange; Gypsum; hydraulic conductivity; sodic soils

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CLAY SOIL; ELECTROLYTE; GYPSUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHATE; SODIC SOIL; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84858289837     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3182408f4f     Document Type: Article

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