Abstract:
A turbidometric technique has been developed to quantify the coarse and fine clay in soil. This helps to elucidate the variations of clay sizes and amounts in the soil samples. The technique will be useful for pedologists in order to evaluate the coarse to fine clay ratio (CIF) of various soil series, which sometimes clearly demonstrate the illuviation (clay movement, translocation and deposition) process to be operative in the soil profile, which otherwise could only be concluded after studying the soil thin-sections with very specialized equipment. These equipment are not easily available in laboratories. The turbidometric technique also gives close agreement for the total clay values (
Page(s):
91-98
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Year: 1991