Amendment incorporation to increase soil water retention : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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Amendment incorporation to increase soil water retention : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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This thesis comprises two small core studies and two lysimeter studies, which are aimed at understanding how incorporation of soil amendments at cultivation can increase soil water retention in New Zealand’s shallow stony soils. The overall objective was to determine the potential of this management practice to increase water retention of these vulnerable soils and to develop an understanding of the benefits and limitations of this practice in a spray irrigated system. Experiment 1 (Chapter 3...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2018

Creator

Wallace, Dirk

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/10479

Related subjects

water / pore volume / pore concentration / amendment / soil water retention / spray irrigation / irrigation efficiency / porosity / soils / soil amendments / soil water / Soil Sciences / Agricultural Land Management / Soil Physics

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