A whole soil stability index (WSSI) for evaluating soil aggregation

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-104

  Nichols, K A ^a   Toro, M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Dry aggregate size distribution; Normalized stability index; Water stable aggregation; Whole soil stability index

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; AGGREGATE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; GEOMETRIC MEAN; MEAN WEIGHT DIAMETER; NORMALIZED STABILITY INDEX; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL AGGREGATION; SOIL FUNCTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL STABILITY; SOIL TYPES; STABILITY INDICES; STANDARD MEASUREMENTS; WATER-STABLE AGGREGATION; WATER-STABLE AGGREGATIONS; WHOLE SOIL STABILITY INDEX;

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURE; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; STABILITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STABILIZATION;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 78650222438     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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