Simple modification of the clod method for determining bulk density of very gravelly soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 899-906

  Hirmas, D R ^a   Furquim, S A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coarse fragments; Soil density; Volumetric analyses

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; GRAVEL; SOIL AGGREGATE; WAX;

EID: 33646898859     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600588579     Document Type: Article

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