Water Storage and Related Physical Characteristics of Four Mineral Soils in North Central Minnesota

E. S. Verry

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Water Storage and Related Physical Characteristics of Four Mineral Soils in North Central Minnesota

Informally Refereed

Authors:

E. S. Verry

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-78. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Soil water storage in a 7.5 foot profile varied nearly 100 percent (7.9 to 15.5 inches) among four mineral soils ranging from a sand to sandy loam. Bulk density, size fractions, and four water retention values are tabulated for each horizon.

Keywords

Water Storage, soil, mineral soils

Citation

Verry, E. S. 1969. Water Storage and Related Physical Characteristics of Four Mineral Soils in North Central Minnesota. Research Note NC-78. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station