Comparison of soil pH methods on soils of North America

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 310-316

  Miller, Robert O ^a   Kissel, David E ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EC, electrical conductivity; NAPT, North America proficiency testing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CURRENT PRACTICES; DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE SYSTEMS; LINEAR TERMS; LIQUID JUNCTION POTENTIAL; LOW IONIC STRENGTH; MATRIX; NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR TERMS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PROFICIENCY TESTING; REFERENCE ELECTRODES; ROBUST MEASUREMENT; SATURATED PASTES; SENSING ELECTRODE; SOIL PH; SOIL SUSPENSION; SOIL TESTING LABORATORY; SOIL WATER;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; GLASS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IONIC STRENGTH; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LABORATORIES; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SOIL SURVEYS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; PH; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEST; SOIL WATER;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 73849123279     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0047     Document Type: Article

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