Soil water repellency and critical soil water content

Soil Science: Step-by-Step Field Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 97-112

  Ritsema, Coen J ^a   Dekker, Louis W ^a   Oostindie, Klaas ^a   Moore, Demie ^b   Leinauer, Bernd ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Aquatrols Corporation of America   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical soil water content; Hydrological effects; Molarity of ethanol droplet test; Soil water repellency management strategies; Soil water repellency measurement methods; Water drop penetration time test

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102863310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/2008.soilsciencestepbystep.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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