Soil particle size fractionation with centrifugation method
Wu, T.; Schoenau, J.J.; Li, F.; Qian, P.; Wang, F.; Malhi, S.S.
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 15(3): 477-481
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-9332 PMID: 15228001 Document Number: 574258
According to the rotor size of Mandal RC5C and Stoks' law, a segregation procedure for soil particle size fractionation was designed, and used for the particle separation of Huangmian soil (Calcaric cambisols, FAO), Huihe soil (Haplic greyxems, FAO), and Helu soil (Calcic kastanozems, FAO) in the Loess Plateau of China, and of Orthic Brown Chemozem, and Orthic Black Chernozem in Canadian Prairie. The fractionation results of the 5 soils by using this procedure were in line with those of the standard pipette method.