Skip to main content

Base Saturation

  • Reference work entry
  • First Online:
Encyclopedia of Soil Science

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series ((EESS))

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 499.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 599.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Bibliography

  • Bache, B.W., 1974. Soluble aluminium and calcium‐aluminium exchange in relation to the pH of acid soils. J. Soil Sci., 25: 320–332.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Blosser, D.L., and Jenny, H., 1971. Correlations of soil pH and per cent base saturation as influenced by soil forming factors. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc., 35: 1017–1018.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bradfield, R., and Allison, W.H., 1933. Criteria of base saturation in soils. Int. Soc. Soil. Sci. Trans. Commun., II(A): 63–79.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chapman, H.D., 1965. Cation‐exchange capacity. In Black, C.A., ed., Methods of Soil Analysis, Vol. 2. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, pp. 891–901.

    Google Scholar 

  • Coleman, N.T., and Thomas, G.W., 1967. The basic chemistry of soil acidity. In Pearson, R.W., and Adams, F., eds., Soil Acidity and Liming. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, pp. 1–41 (additional bibliographic references may be found in this article).

    Google Scholar 

  • Hissink, D.J., 1925. Base exchange in soils. Faraday Soc. Trans., 20: 551–556.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Peech, M., 1965. Exchange acidity. In Black, C.A., ed., Methods of Soil Analysis, Vol. 2. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, pp. 905–913.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pierre, W.H., and Scarseth, G.D., 1931. Determination of the percentage base saturation of soils and its value in different soils at definite pH values. Soil Sci., 31: 99–114.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schachtschabel, P., and Renger, M., 1966. Beziehung zwischen V‐ und pH‐Wert von Böden. Z. Pfl. Dung. Bodenk., 112: 238–248.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Turner, R.C., and Clark, J.S., 1966. Lime potential in acid clay and soil suspensions, Int. Soc. Soil Sci. (Aberdeen) Trans. Commun., II&IV: 207–215.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2008 Springer

About this entry

Cite this entry

Bache, B. (2008). Base Saturation. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_50

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics