Soil water parameters and soil quality

Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 143-155

  Lowery, Birl ^a   Hickey, William J ^a   Arshad, M A Charlie ^b   Lal, Rattan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Field water holding capacity; Hydraulic conductivity; Organic matter content; Saturated soil core; Soil quality; Soil water content; Soil water infiltration; Soil water parameter; Soil water retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104329532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub49.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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