Application of a novel method for soil aggregate stability measurement by laser granulometry with sonication

• Published in: European journal of soil science Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 92 - 103
• Main Authors: Rawlins, B. G., Wragg, J., Lark, R. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2013; Blackwell
• Subjects: aggregate stability; Aggregates; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Circulating; clay minerals; conventional tillage; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; England; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; hydrogen peroxide; Indicators; Iron; iron oxyhydroxides; lasers; methodology; mineral soils; parents; Physical properties; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; sieving; Soil (material); soil aggregates; soil organic carbon; soil quality; soil sampling; Soil science; Soils; Stability; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Structure, texture, density, mechanical behavior. Heat and gas exchanges; Surficial geology; ultrasonics; watersheds; England; Sonication; Acoustic treatment; Structure stability; Physical dressing; Property of soil; Soil structure; Earth science; Physical properties; Laser grainsize meter; New method; Soil science; Aggregate; Soil stability

Aggregate stability is an important physical indicator of soil quality, and so methods are required to measure it rapidly and cost‐effectively so that sufficient data can be collected to detect change with adequate statistical power. The standard methods to measure water‐stable aggregates (WSA) in s...