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cation exchange capacity

Definition

A measure of the ability of a soil to hold the easily exchangeble cations, available for the plant roots. Cations are positively charged; they are held by negatively charged sites on clay and humus particles.

Broader concept

variable

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Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22084

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 9/25/24

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