The use of quantified structural descriptors to physically characterise stockpiled milled peat of different genetic origins

Geoderma

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 15-32

  Mooney, S J ^a   Holden, N M ^a   Ward, S M ^a   Collins, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Hort Forest Agric Bldg U ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Milled peat; Pores; Structure; Water moment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033984167     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(99)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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