Role of hydrophobic components of soil organic matter in soil aggregate stability

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1801-1810

  Piccolo, Alessandro ^a   Mbagwu, Joe S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0033501114     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361801x     Document Type: Article

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