Tillage of soils in relation to their bi-modal pore size distributions

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-118

  Dexter, A R ^a,b   Richard, G ^a  

^a Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

^b Le Studium   (France)

Author keywords

Bi modal porosity; Inflection point; Micro cracks; Optimum water content; S theory; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; ALGEBRA; CRACKS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; POLYACRYLONITRILES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; WATER;

BI-MODAL POROSITY; INFLECTION POINT; MICRO-CRACKS; OPTIMUM WATER CONTENT; S-THEORY; TILLAGE;

WATER CONTENT;

PORE SPACE; POROSITY; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 60449117515     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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