Water repellency of organic growing media related to hysteretic water retention properties

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-165

  Naasz, R ^a,b   Michel, J C ^a   Charpentier, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARK; CONIFEROUS TREE; DESICCATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; PEAT; POROUS MEDIUM; SUBSTRATE; WATER RETENTION; WETTING;

EID: 40349100583     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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