@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9996740,
	  title     = {Relative Suitability Evaluation of Two Methods of Particle-Size Analysis for Selected Soils of Sudan Savanna of Nigeria},
	  author    = {B. A. Lawal and  B. R. Singh and  G. A. Babaji and  P. A. Tsado},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The two widely used methods base on the sedimentation principle (Bouyoucos hydrometer and International pipette) for particle-size analysis were comparatively evaluated on soils collected from various locations in Sudan savanna of Nigeria particularly from Sokoto and Zamfara States. The hydrometer method under-estimated the silt and over-estimated the clay content. Also, the hydrometer reading proved difficult and tended to submerge when floated for clay reading in the suspension of very sandy soils (900g kg-1 sand). Furthermore, the results from the two methods were validated by subjecting the data to USDA soil textural triangle to determine their textural class names. The outcome was that 91.67 % of the experimental soils retained the same textural class names irrespective of the method. Thus, Bouyoucos hydrometer method may conveniently find a place in routine work in view of its simplicity, rapidity, and strong correlation with the pipette method.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering},
	  volume    = {7},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2013},
	  pages     = {94 - 97},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9996740},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/73},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 73, 2013},
	}