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100			_aSen K K
245		0	_aSkim latex as a potential soil conditioner in a sandy loam soil
260			_bIndian Journal of Natural Rubber Research _c1990
300			_a22-28
520			_aSkim latex- a waste material of rubber latex processing industry - was tested for the modification of physical properties of a sandy loam soil. Treatments, at 0.05, 0.10 and 0.20 per cent concentrations, were found to enhance water stable aggregates by 6, 29 and 56 per cent, modulus of rupture by 15, 23 and 28 per cent respectively. The treatments increased the pore sizes corresponding to 30 and 60 cm H2O suction and decreased the available water content. Soil water diffusivity at the lower side of the moisture content was reduced and eavaporation from the soil surface suppressed by the treatments.
650			_aModulus of rupture
650			_aMoisture retention
650			_aNatural rubber
650			_aRubber treatment
650			_aSaturated hydraulic conductivity
650			_aSkim latex
650			_aSoil conditioners
650			_aWater stable aggregates
700			_aDatta B
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