Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Goodness of fit of three infiltration models of a soil under long-term trial in Samaru, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

A. H. Girei
  • A. H. Girei
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Dutse, P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa, Nigeria.
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A. Abdulkadir
  • A. Abdulkadir
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, P. M. B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria.
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N. Abdu
  • N. Abdu
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, P. M. B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 19 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 24 March 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

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