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The soil percolation technique

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1) Technical details of the operation of the soil percolation technique are fully described.

2) An adaptation of the technique to the measurement of the carbon dioxide output of soils is presented.

3) The technique is discussed.

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  1. Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, St Augustine, Trinidad B.W.I.

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Lees, H. The soil percolation technique. Plant Soil 1, 221–239 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01438273

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