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EFFECT OF DRAINAGE ON CERTAIN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A HEAVY CLAY SOIL
Author(s) -
LEYTON L.,
YADAV J. S. P.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1960.tb01087.x
Subject(s) - drainage , aeration , hydraulic conductivity , soil water , significant difference , soil science , clay soil , geotechnical engineering , geology , texture (cosmology) , soil texture , environmental science , mineralogy , chemistry , mathematics , ecology , computer science , image (mathematics) , statistics , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , biology
Summary Comparisons of the physical properties of a drained and undrained heavy clay soil revealed a higher content of water‐stable aggregates, a higher proportion of larger pore spaces and a greater vertical and lateral hydraulic conductivity in the former. The difference generally decreased with depth; at about 15 in there was generally little difference between the two soils. Despite possible initial differences in texture, the difference can be interpreted as being largely due to the effect of drainage on aeration.