Field-scale apparent soil electrical conductivity

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 1405-1441

  Corwin, Dennis L ^a   Scudiero, Elia ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW OF WATER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TESTING; SOLS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TEXTURES;

APPARENT SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; DYNAMIC SOIL PROPERTIES; MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT; SITE SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL PROPERTIES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 85096186912     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/saj2.20153     Document Type: Article

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