Water retention properties of a sandy soil with superabsorbent polymers as affected by aging and water quality

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 798-806

  Banedjschafie, Schahram ^a   Durner, Wolfgang ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

lysimeter experiments; SAP; superabsorbents; water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939856920     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201500128     Document Type: Article

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