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POROSIDAD EDAFICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soil porosity
1, record 1, English, soil%20porosity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amount of space in a soil not occupied by solid particles. 2, record 1, English, - soil%20porosity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porosité du sol
1, record 1, French, porosit%C3%A9%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un sol, quantité d'espace [non] occupée par des particules solides. 2, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20du%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous avons mis au point un indice de qualité inhérente du sol (QIS) qui classe les sols en fonction de quatre éléments déterminant leur aptitude à la production végétale, soit : la porosité du sol (apports en air et en eau pour les processus biologiques) [...] Porosité du sol. La quantité et la taille des pores dans le sol déterminent : l'efficacité avec laquelle le sol draine l'humidité excédentaire et achemine l'air jusqu'aux racines des plantes; la quantité d'eau emmagasinée et disponible pour les plantes en croissance, selon les précipitations annuelles. 3, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20du%20sol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Ciencia del suelo
- Mecánica del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porosidad edáfica
1, record 1, Spanish, porosidad%20ed%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Porción] del suelo ocupada por poros o cavidades. 1, record 1, Spanish, - porosidad%20ed%C3%A1fica
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