Design of porous media for optimal gas and liquid fluxes to plant roots

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 563-573

  Jones, Scott B ^a   Or, Dani ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND;

PLANT GROWTH MEDIA;

SOILS;

EID: 0032077737     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200030002x     Document Type: Article

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