Preferred term
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
Entry terms
- CEC
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22084
