Concept information
Preferred term
soil cation exchange capacity
Definition
- CEC is 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
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URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/30067
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