Effect of soil colloid mobility on soil water retentivity
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 16:43The colloidal component of soils affects many soil properties, including water retentivity. To reflect the structure of the colloidal component, the term “gel films” was introduced in the 1930s-1950s. A diagnostic property of gels as colloidal systems is their ability to coagulate and peptize – processes that determine the mobility of colloidal particles. The study aimed to investigate the effect of soil gel mobility and their components on soil water retentivity. The research was conducted on samples of grey forest soil and leached chernozem.