Wetting of agricultural soil measured by a simplified capillary rise technique

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 817-823

  Matthews, G P ^a   Watts, C W ^b   Powlson, D S ^b   Price, J C ^a   Whalley, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BULK DENSITY; CAPILLARITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; WETTING;

EID: 47249099376     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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