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Soil Water Content: Microwave Oven Method
Author(s) -
Miller R. J.,
Smith R. B.,
Biggar J. W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1974.03615995003800030042x
Subject(s) - water content , soil water , microwave oven , microwave , soil science , environmental science , soil texture , moisture , soil test , materials science , geology , geotechnical engineering , composite material , computer science , telecommunications
The moisture content of two soils was determined rapidly with a microwave technique. Equations were developed for estimating soil drying times for two soils of different texture at different moisture contents and for different sample sizes. Results indicate that drying soil by microwave oven also may have a limited use as a method for soil preparation prior to chemical analyses.