Microbial characteristics, carbon and nitrogen content in cambisols and luvisols [PDF]
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2004 Tested soils (1991-2002) were defined by chemical, textural and microbial characteristics. From the tests which describe cambisols, the following parameters have to be stressed.
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Chemical and microbiological characterization of Cambisols, Luvisols and Stagnosols [PDF]
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2009 Cambisols, Luvisols and Stagnosols are main soil taxonomical units covering 78% of the total area of the Czech Republic. In the period 2001-2008 soil samples from 13 arable and 2 grassed localities were collected and tested. Microbial biomass carbon (MBC)
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Integrating field surveys and remote sensing to optimize phosphorus resource management for rainfed rice production in the Central plateau of Burkina Faso. [PDF]
PLoS ONERice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is restricted by low water availability, soil fertility, and fertilizer input, and phosphate rock (PR) application is expected to increase production. Soil water conditions and soil types affect the efficacy of
Shinya Iwasaki +6 more
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Numerical classification of termite-mediated soils along toposequences and rangeland use influenced soil properties in southeast Ethiopia [PDF]
HeliyonDespite termite-induced soil mixing, summarizing termite-affected soil horizons is difficult, while the lack of accurate information on the pedogenic processes featured by termite bioturbation, topography, and land use limits an effort to address land ...
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Changes in the Properties of Luvisols, Planosols and Fluvisols Under the Influence of Agroproduction Activity from the Region of Sofia District [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science, 2022 The soils from the Dolna Banya valley of Sofia district are formed under forest meadow, bush and tree vegetation. It has influenced their texture, natural fertility and the reaction of the soil solution.
Ivaylo Kirilov +3 more
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Comparison of soil organic matter composition under different land uses by DRIFT spectroscopy
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2021 The study aimed to estimate and characterise soil organic matter under different land uses (cropland, grassland, and forest) and soil depths. The soil organic matter composition of the soil was assessed by diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFT)
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Explaining the Soil Quality Using Different Assessment Techniques
Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2023 Soil quality serves as the basis for both food security and environmental sustainability. To optimize production and implement soil management interventions, understanding the state of the soil quality is fundamental.
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Soil Organic Matter Quality in Soils With Different Levels of Manure Fertilisation
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2020 Soil organic matter (SOM) significantly affects the growth, development and yield of cultivated plants. In the era of increasing agriculture intensification and adverse changes in the crop structure as well as climate change, it is important to know the ...
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Terra Latinoamericana, 2019 México es un importante productor de café orgánico en el mundo, por lo que un sector de los productores de café del municipio de Ixhuatlán del Café, Veracruz, México, utilizan enmiendas orgánicas como mejoradores edáficos.
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Plant, Soil and Environment, 2004 The effect of dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) on the growth of radish and the content of As compounds in roots and leaves of the radish were investigated. Radish was grown in pots in three soils (Fluvisols, Chernozems and Luvisols) amended with 20 mg As/kg of
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