Ameliorating Effects of Biochar, Sheep Manure and Chicken Manure on Acidified Purple Soil
The proportion of acidic purple soils has increased. Consequently, an effective method for amelioration of acidic purple soils is urgently needed. A 40 day incubation experiment using apple tree biochar, fermented sheep manure and chicken manure was ...
Jingjing Chen +4 more
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Grazing and mechanical clearing are common techniques for vegetation management in open Mediterranean forests. Despite its recognized benefits in the prevention of high-intensity and severity forest fires, it is essential to consider its impacts on the ...
Felícia Fonseca +7 more
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A study was conducted to examine soil morphological, physico-chemical properties and different forms of soil acidity of six selected laterite soils under cashew plantations in coastal Karnataka.
R. Srinivasan +4 more
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The effects of leaching from alkaline red mud on soil biota: modelling the conditions after the Hungarian red mud disaster [PDF]
A soil column experiment was set up to investigate the effect of red mud from Ajka (Hungary) on a typical soil profile from the concerned area. The chemical changes caused by the leachate of the red mud and the effects of these changes on living ...
András Makó +14 more
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Fertility Status of Acid Soils under Different Land Use Types in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Information on soil fertility status of acid soil of a particular area as affected by land use type is important for developing sound soil management systems for improved and sustainable agricultural productivity.
Mesfin Kassa Cholbe +2 more
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A simple reactive-transport model of calcite precipitation in soils and other porous media [PDF]
Calcite formation in soils and other porous media generally occurs around a localised source of reactants, such as a plant root or soil macro-pore, and the rate depends on the transport of reactants to and from the precipitation zone as well as the ...
Kirk, Guy J. D. +3 more
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Under rainfed conditions yield potential of French bean reduced in the acid soil of Arunachal Pradesh due to low fertility and metal toxicity. Therefore, the current experiment was conducted in ICAR, Basar, Research Farm during rabi season (October ...
Ampee Tasung +9 more
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Rates of sustainable forest harvest depend on rotation length and weathering of soil minerals [PDF]
Removals of forest biomass in the northeastern US may intensify over the coming decades due to increased demand for renewable energy. For forests to regenerate successfully following intensified harvests, the nutrients removed from the ecosystem in the ...
Blum, Joel D. +3 more
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Evaluation of traditional methods for estimating lime requirement in Brazilian soils [PDF]
The optimal soil pH for most annual crops in Brazil varies between 5.7 and 6.0. Numerous methods have been developed for estimating lime requirement (LR), but they vary widely in their predictions and fail to raise pH to desired values for optimum crop ...
Welldy Gonçalves Teixeira +3 more
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Dynamics of physicochemical indicators using various fertilization systems on sod-podzolic sandy loam soil and their Influence on Crop Productivity [PDF]
As a result of the studies carried out by the Department of Chemistry, Agrochemistry and Agroecology to improve the physicochemical parameters of sod-podzolic soils in the conditions of the Pskov region, positive results were obtained.
Volodina Tamara +2 more
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