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Abstract:
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(En)
Water repellent soils have thin layers of hydrophobic organic matter on the surfaces of soil particles. The hydrophobic organic matter makes these soils difficult to wet in opening rains after dry periods. This can cause losses of crop and pasture production and encourage land degradation by wind and water erosion. Wetting patterns in water repellent soils are irregular and incomplete, and no successful model of heat and water movement in water repellent soils has been reported. Furrow swing improves crop
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