Application of ultrasound to disperse soil aggregates of high mechanical stability

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 521-526

  Kaiser, Michael ^a   Berhe, Asmeret A ^a   Sommer, Michael ^b,c   Kleber, Markus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion maxima; Soil aggregates; Ultrasonication; Water extractable elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864959436     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201200077     Document Type: Article

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