Relationships Between the Composition of Soils and Physical Measurements Made on Them

Williams, R. J. B. 1971. Relationships Between the Composition of Soils and Physical Measurements Made on Them. Rothamsted Experimental Station Report. 1970 (Part 2), pp. 5-35. https://doi.org/10.23637/ERADOC-1-34799

Authors	Williams, R. J. B.
Abstract	C102
Year of Publication	1971
Journal	Rothamsted Experimental Station Report
Journal citation	1970 (Part 2), pp. 5-35
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.23637/ERADOC-1-34799
Web address (URL)	https://doi.org/10.23637/ERADOC-1-34799
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Publisher	Lawes Agricultural Trust
ISSN	0262-1215

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