Investigating the effects of wettability and pore size distribution on aggregate stability: The role of soil organic matter and the humic fraction

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-164

  Dal Ferro, N ^a   Berti, A ^a   Francioso, O ^b   Ferrari, E ^c   Matthews, G P ^d   Morari, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; HUMIC ACID; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAIZE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; WETTABILITY;

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EID: 84858437949     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01427.x     Document Type: Article

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