Rock fragments evolution and nutrients release in vineyard soils developed on a thinly layered limestone (Tuscany, Italy)

Geoderma

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 375-383

  Cuniglio, R ^a   Corti, G ^a   Agnelli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degree of weathering; Mineralogy; Nutritive cations; Soil skeleton; Vineyard

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; POSITIVE IONS; ROCKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

AGED SOILS; BREAK UP; CALCITE DISSOLUTIONS; DEGREE OF WEATHERING; MECHANICAL WORKS; MINERAL SURFACES; NUTRITIVE CATIONS; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SOIL MANAGEMENTS; SOIL SKELETON; SOIL SOLUTIONS; TUSCANY , ITALY; VINEYARD; WEATHERING PROCESSES;

WEATHERING;

CALCITE; DISSOLUTION; LIMESTONE; MINERALOGY; PH; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 57749112852     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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