Pore shape and organic compounds drive major changes in the hydrological characteristics of agricultural soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-344

  Czachor, H ^a   Hallett, P D ^b,d   Lichner, L ^c   Jozefaciuk, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POROSITY; REPELLENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84879417374     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12052     Document Type: Article

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