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dc.creatorNeira,José
dc.creatorOrtiz,Mauricio
dc.creatorMorales,Luis
dc.creatorAcevedo,Edmundo
dc.date2015-08-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T21:20:07Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T21:20:07Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392015000300005
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/56044
dc.descriptionOxygen is an important element for plant growth. Reducing its concentration in the soil affects plant physiological processes such as nutrient and water uptake as well as respiration, the redox potential of soil elements and the activity of microorganisms. The main mechanism of oxygen transport in the soil is by diffusion, a dynamic process greatly influenced by soil physical properties such as texture and structure, conditioning, pore size distribution, tortuosity and connectivity. Organic matter is a modifying agent of the soil’s chemical and physical properties, affecting its structure and the porous matrix, which are determinants of oxygen transport. This study reviews the theory of soil gas diffusion and the effect of soil organic matter on the soil’s physical properties and transport of gases. It also reviews gas diffusion models, particularly those including the effect of soil organic matter.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
dc.relation10.4067/S0718-58392015000300005
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceChilean journal of agricultural research v.75 suppl.1 2015
dc.subjectDiffusion
dc.subjectdiffusion coefficient
dc.subjectFick’s laws, organic matter
dc.subjectoxygen transport
dc.titleOxygen diffusion in soils: Understanding the factors and processes needed for modeling


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