Friday 6 December 2019

Start Date

6-12-2019 10:00 AM

End Date

6-12-2019 10:15 AM

Session

Soil Science Learning Outcomes

Session Chair

Dr Deb Pritchard

Disciplines

Soil Science

Description

Here we investigated a low-temperature (20˚C) soil drying technique to generate soil water contents equivalent to those achieved by conventional oven drying (105˚C). The effect of drying temperature, plus aeration status (oxic or anoxic), on SWR was also investigated.

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Presented by *Enoch Wong, Philip Ward, Matthias Leopold, Daniel Murphy and Louise Barton

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Dec 6th, 10:00 AM Dec 6th, 10:15 AM

Vacuum drying soil samples is a low-temperature alternative to conventional oven drying when determining soil water repellence

Here we investigated a low-temperature (20˚C) soil drying technique to generate soil water contents equivalent to those achieved by conventional oven drying (105˚C). The effect of drying temperature, plus aeration status (oxic or anoxic), on SWR was also investigated.