Soil Science · 1983 · 79 citations · 0 references
AgricultureEarth SciencesSoil SciencesSoil ChemistrySoil EcologySoil ScienceSoil Aggregate StabilitySoil Organic Matter ChemistrySoil Organic Matter FractionsSoil StructureSurface HydrophobicityWater ContentHydrophobic Soil BehaviorSoil - Water InteractionSoil Aggregate StabilizationSoil Aggregation MechanismsSoil Particle AggregationSoil Water RepellencyWater RepellentsWater-stable Aggregates
A hydrophobic fraction was extracted with benzene from a naturally occurring water-repellent soil. The extraction decreased the water stability of soil aggregates. Comparing this extraction with a similar one, with acetylacetone in benzene, the hydrophobic substances appear to behave as cementing substances of soil aggregates like the polyvalent metals linked with the organic matter and at a similar level.