A reliable method for preserving soil structure in the field for subsequent morphological examinations

Geoderma

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 338-344

  Mooney, S J ^a   Tams, A R ^a   Berry, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Impregnation; Soil structure; Thin sections; Varnish

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPREGNATION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL DEVICES; VARNISH;

OPTICAL ARTEFACTS; POLYESTER RESIN; SOIL STRUCTURE; THIN SECTIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FIELD METHOD; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

EID: 33745497696     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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