Soil infiltration rates as affected by desert vegetation.

Soil infiltration rates on two soils measured at radial distances from the stems of palo verde (Cercidium microphyllum) and creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) were found to average nearly three times greater near the base of plants than in the inter-plant areas. Bulk density was lower and organic car...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lyford, Forest P.
Other Authors: Qashu, Hasan K.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1968
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191505