African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Measurement of apparent electrical conductivity of soil and the spatial variability of soil chemical properties by electromagnetic induction

Glecio Machado Siqueira
  • Glecio Machado Siqueira
  • Departamento de Geociências - São Luís (MA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão - Brazil.
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Jorge Dafonte Dafonte
  • Jorge Dafonte Dafonte
  • Departamento de Ingeniería Agroflorestal - Lugo (Galicia), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Spain.
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Antonio Paz Gonzalez
  • Antonio Paz Gonzalez
  • Universidade da Coruña - Facultad de Ciencias - La Coruña (Galicia), Spain.
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Monteserrat Valcarcel Armesto
  • Monteserrat Valcarcel Armesto
  • Departamento de Ingeniería Agroflorestal - Lugo (Galicia), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Spain.
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Enio Farias de Franca e Silva
  • Enio Farias de Franca e Silva
  • Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola - Recife (Pernambuco), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Brazil.
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Mayanna Karlla Lima Costa
  • Mayanna Karlla Lima Costa
  • Departamento de Geociências - São Luís (MA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão - Brazil.
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Raimunda Alves Silva
  • Raimunda Alves Silva
  • Departamento de Geociências - São Luís (MA), Universidade Federal do Maranhão - Brazil.
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  •  Received: 05 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2016
  •  Published: 29 September 2016

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