Comparison of mathematical models for fitting particle-size distribution curves;Comparação de modelos matemáticos para o traçado de curvas granulométricas

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-370

  Medrado Da Silva, Euzebio ^a   Werneck Lima, Jorge Enoch Furquim ^a   Neiva Rodrigues, Lineu ^a   De Azevedo, Juscelino Antônio ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Growth curves; Non linear regression; Soil fractions; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 4143091668     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2004000400010     Document Type: Article

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