Soil aggregation may be determined through the following indices: dispersion ratio, Wischmeier’s erodibility index, clay dispersion index, clay flocculation index, geometric mean diameter and mean -weigh diameter.
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(2011). Aggregation Indices. In: Gliński, J., Horabik, J., Lipiec, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_515
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