Characterisation of soil aggregate stability by ultrasonic dispersion

International Agrophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Mentler, A ^a   Mayer, H ^a   Strauss P ^b   Blum, W E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Federal Agency for Water Management   (Austria)

Author keywords

Soil aggregate stability; Soil particle dispersion; Ultrasonic dispersion

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL STRUCTURE; ULTRASONICS;

VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 2642574134     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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