Author :
Eghbal, Mostafa K.; Mohammad A. Hajabbasi and Hossein T. Glosefidi
Title of Article :
Mechanism of crust formation on a soil in central Iran
Source/Note :
Plant and Soil 180:67-73,1996
Descriptors :
Keywords: Beta vulgaris/crust formation/infiltration/micromorphology/seedling emergence
Abstract :
Crust formation on soils around Isfahan reduces infiltration and seedling emergence in cultivated lands.Mechanism of crust formation on local soils was investigated under field condition.Soil and samples from a field under furrow irrigation were taken for physical, chemical and micromorphological analysis....