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Studies in the physical properties of soils: III. Observations on the electrical conductivity of soils1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

William B. Hanies
William B. Hanies
Affiliation:
(Soil Physics Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station.)
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1. An improved and simplified laboratory method of measuring the electrical conductivity of soils is described and measurements recorded for diverse soil samples.

2. The results for ignited soil lead to certain interesting confirmations of the capillary theory of an ideal soil.

3. The results for soils generally indicate a sufficiently simple connection between conductivity and moisture for this property to be made the basis of soil moisture determinations.

4. Certain clays were found to form a class apart, and must be regarded as exceptions to the general statement in (3) owing to the more complex nature of the moisture-conductivity relationship.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , October 1925 , pp. 536 - 543
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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