Influence of clay addition on physical properties and wettability of peat-growing media

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1694-1697

  Michel, Jean Charles ^a  

^a Research Unit Environmental Physics and Horticulture Research   (France)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Water repellency; Water retention; WDPT

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70350168803     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.6.1694     Document Type: Article

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