Does the uniform packing of sand in a cylinder provide a uniform penetration resistance?: A method for screening plants for responses to soil mechanical impedance

Plant and Soil

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-287

  Cook, Amanda ^a,b,c   Marriott, C A ^b   Seel, W ^a   Mullins, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Sports Turf Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Mechanical impedance; Penetration resistance; Reproducibility; Sand

Indexed keywords

CYLINDER; DRY BULK DENSITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SAND; SOIL COMPACTION;

EID: 0030808342     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004216915006     Document Type: Article

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