Soil water and solute movement and bulk density changes in repacked soil columns as a result of freezing and thawing under field conditions

Soil Science

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 611-624

  Radke, J K ^a   Berry, E C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw; Lumbricus terrestris; Soil bulk density; Soil solutes; Soil structure; Soil water

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; SOIL MOVEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ANKENY; IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031720244     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199808000-00002     Document Type: Article

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