Physical Properties of Organic Soils and Growing Media: Water and Air Storage and Flow Dynamics

2007 ◽  
pp. 919-946
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Flow Dynamics ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Growing Media

MONOLITH COLUMNS FOR STUDYING ORGANIC SOIL PROFILES

1986 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-742
Author(s):  
J. A. MILLETTE ◽  
R. S. BROUGHTON
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Organic Soil ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Sampling Procedures ◽  
Monolith Columns

Monolith column construction and sampling procedures were described for organic soil profiles and used to measure the variation with depth of saturated hydraulic conductivity, bulk density and fiber content. The top 0.30 m of the organic soil was more permeable, had a greater bulk density and had a greater fiber content than the soil layer between 0.60 and 0.90 m from the soil surface. These columns can be used for correlations studies between physical properties and studies of the dynamic nature of the physical properties of organic soils. Key words: Saturated hydraulic conductivity, bulk density, fiber content, organic soil, monolith columns

scholarly journals Physical Properties of Organic Soils

2011 ◽  
pp. 135-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elon Verry ◽  
Don Boelter ◽  
Juhani Päivänen ◽  
Dale Nichols ◽  
Tom Malterer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Organic Soils

scholarly journals Moisture Retention in the Organic Soils of Caño Tiburones

1969 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-229
Author(s):  
Raúl Pérez-Escolar ◽  
J. Juárez, Jr. ◽  
J. A. Bonnet ◽  
M. A. Lugo López
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Water Table ◽  
Large Percentage ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Single Body ◽  
Careful Management

Data are presented in this paper from exploratory tests on some of the physical properties of the organic soils of Caño Tiburones, the largest single body of this nature in Puerto Rico. Soils are very light in weight and are capable of retaining a large percentage of moisture at 1/2 and 10 atmospheres of pressure. The volume of water available for plant growth is low because of the high volumes retained when approaching higher tensions. Careful management of the water table might be the key to increased productivity and increased life-span of these valuable soils.

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