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Site effects on root characteristics and soil protection capability of two cover crops grown in South Bulgaria

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 61 (2013): Issue 1 (March 2013)
By: Margarita L. Himmelbauer,  Violeta Vateva,  Ljudmila Lozanova,  Willibald Loiskandl and  Svetla Rousseva  
Open Access
|Mar 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2013-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 30 - 38
Published on: Mar 15, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Rangeland,
Cover crops,
Fertilization,
Root characteristics,
Slope protection
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2013 Margarita L. Himmelbauer, Violeta Vateva, Ljudmila Lozanova, Willibald Loiskandl, Svetla Rousseva, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
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