INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC MATTER ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME EAST ANGLIAN SOILS OF HIGH SILT CONTENT
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Soil Science
- Vol. 28 (1) , 11-22
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1977.tb02291.x
Abstract
Summary: A comparison was made of the physical properties of pairs of silt soils differing only in organic matter content. Within the textural group studied, the member of the pair with more organic matter had better physical properties relating to both plant growth and soil management. Increased organic matter give higher water holding capacities and porosities, and decreased compaction, breaking strength and bulk densities. Organic matter content alone was not sufficient to explain differences in aggregate stability to water.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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