Water-stable aggregates of flooded Inceptisols from south-eastern Nigeria in relation to mineralogy and chemical properties

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-179

  Igwe, Charles A ^a   Stahr, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Flocculation; Floodplain; Mean weight diameter; Polyvalent cation; Thixotropic hardening

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; AGGREGATES; CLAY MINERALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODS; POSITIVE IONS; WETTING;

FLOODED INCEPTISOLS; NIGERIA;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; FLOODPLAIN; INCEPTISOL; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL WATER; THIXOTROPY; WATERLOGGING;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2342618287     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR03041     Document Type: Article

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