Physical and hydraulic properties of baked ceramic aggregates used for plant growth medium

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 767-774

  Steinberg, Susan L ^a   Kluitenberg, Gerard J ^b   Jones, Scott B ^c   Daidzic, Nihad E ^d   Reddi, Lakshmi N ^e   Xiao, Ming ^e   Tuller, Markus ^f   Newman, Rebecca M ^b   Or, Dani ^g   Alexander, J Iwan D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^h Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcillite; Bulk density; Fritted clay; Hydraulic conductivity; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Water content; Water retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944529263     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.5.767     Document Type: Article

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