Validity of the centrifuge method for determining the water retention properties of tropical soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1547-1553

  Reatto, Adriana ^a,b   Da Silva, Euzebio Medrado ^b   Bruand, Ary ^a   Martins, Eder Souza ^b   Lima, Jorge Enoch Furquim Werneck ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TEXTILE BLENDS; UNDERWATER SOILS;

AMAZONIA; CERRADO; DATA POINTS; PRESSURE PLATES; SOIL WATER CONTENTS; SOIL WATERS; TIME CONSUMING; TROPICAL SOILS; WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES;

WATER CONTENT;

CENTRIFUGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; RETENTION; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL SOIL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 56749156871     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0355N     Document Type: Article

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