Long-term effect of fertilization and manuring on soil aggregate carbon mineralization
The 32 years impact of manuring and fertilization on carbon mineralization in macro- and micro-aggregates in major soil groups of India was studied.
RAJENDRA KUMAR YADAV +15 more
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Growth response of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp) on saline and alfisol soils [PDF]
As an archipelago country, Indonesia is surrounded by abundant saline soils which could be potential for growing food crops. The research work was conducted to study the growth responses of some pigeon pea genotypes on saline soils.
Soedarjo M.
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Nowadays the innovations in organic agriculture systems continue to be developed to achieve a sustainable agriculture system. In Indonesia with high rainfall, nutrient loss is still a major problem.
Ahmad Yazid Fudlel +3 more
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Microscopic observations of the recent soils: a step for understanding the paleosols [PDF]
The microscopic observations of the recent soil horizons were conducted in Okayama, Japan (moderate climate). The several soil horizons, including two surface (epipedon) and three subsurface horizons, were recognized in the forest, poorly vegetated hill,
Suzuki, Shigeyuki, 福地, 亮
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Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) of a crop could be an important index in determining efficiency of a fertiliser. This study presents the investigation of NUE of maize; comparing organic fertiliser and mineral fertiliser NPK. The field trials were conducted
AyanfeOluwa Olufemi Emmanuel +1 more
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Assessment of micronutrients fractionations and mobility in soils of eastern Uttar Pradesh
In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to assess the various chemical forms and mobility factor (MF) for zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) in different soils of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
ABHIK PATRA +3 more
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A comparative Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) study using a non-supervised clustering analysis and an expert knowledge based model - A case study from Ahuachapán, El Salvador [PDF]
DSM is the inference of spatial and temporal soil property variations using mathematical models based on quantitative relationships between environmental information and soil measurements.
Casares, Francisco +5 more
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Limited evidence is available on carbon sequestration potential of long-term integrated nutrient management (INM) versus mineral fertilization, when equivalent amounts of nutrients were added. Hence, this study was carried out to understand the impact of
Ankita Trivedi +7 more
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Least limiting water range and degree of compactness of soils under no- tillage
The least limiting water range (LLWR) and degree of compactness (DC) can be useful indicators of soil physical quality and crop yield. This study focused on assessing of LLWR, DC and evaluation of critical values to crop growth of an Alfisol and Oxisol ...
Claudia Liane Lima +3 more
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Manganese and zinc in acidic agricultural soils from Central Spain: Distribution and phytoavailability prediction with chemical extraction tests [PDF]
The extractability and distribution of manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) were evaluated in acidic agricultural soils from Central Spain. Both single (0.1 M hydrochloride [HCl] and 0.05 M ethylenediaminetetraacetate [EDTA]) and sequential extraction procedures
López Valdivia, Luis Manuel +4 more
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