A First Insight on the Interaction between Desiccation Cracking and Water Transfer in a Luvisol of Belgium

The present paper presents the interactions between water retention/evaporation and cracking during the desiccation of intact and disturbed Belgian Luvisol. The disturbed (DS) and undisturbed (NDS) samples (reduced-tillage-residue-in (RTRI) and conventional-tillage-residue-out (CTRO)) were collected...

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Main Authors: Njaka Ralaizafisoloarivony, Aurore Degré, Benoît Mercatoris, Angélique Léonard, Dominique Toye, Robert Charlier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Soil Systems
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/5/4/64