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Digital soil mapping from conventional field soil observations [PDF]
Soil and Water Research, 2013 We tested the performance of a formalized digital soil mapping (DSM) approach comprising fuzzy k-means (FKM) classification and regression-kriging to produce soil type maps from a fine-scale soil observation network in Rišňovce, Slovakia.
Juraj BALKOVIČ +4 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)
Saven Thai +5 more
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Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2023 With respect to the pedosphere, human activities in the last 100 years have been the major driver of soil change. Despite human activities being one of the main soil forming factors recognized by soil scientists (in addition to climate, organisms, parent material, relief, groundwater, and time), the Canadian System of Soil Classification (CSSC ...
Miles F. Dyck +3 more
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Nutrient-use efficiency of Eucalyptus genotypes grown in Luvisol [PDF]
Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science, 2021 Superior productivity of genotypes in forest plantations depends on the supply, capture and use-efficiency of resources. In this context, knowledge regarding the nutritional efficiency of Eucalyptus influences farmers and researchers in decision-making and in the management of forest ecosystems.
Santos, Kristiana Fiorentin dos +6 more
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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.
Abass Abdu +3 more
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Use of soil and climate data to assess the risk of agricultural drought for policy support in Europe. [PDF]
, 2001 This paper describes the use of soil and climatic data for assessing the risk of drought in Europe. Soil moisture regimes are defined for soil classification purposes and these can be used to delineate areas with the same type of soil climate.
Jones, Robert J. A. +2 more
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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 ...
Becher Marcin +2 more
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The Okavango; a river supporting its people, environment and economic development [PDF]
, 2006 The Okavango basin comprises the Cuito and Cubango active catchment areas in Angola, in addition to the Kavango–Okavango non-active catchment in northern Namibia and Botswana.
A.R. Turton +53 more
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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.
Luisa Vásquez-Montiel +5 more
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Lateral loss of clay in the genesis of Luvisols in the Semi-Arid Depression of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais - Brazil [PDF]
Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2019 Soils of the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais have small depth; hard, very hard or even extremely hard consistency when dry and very plastic and very sticky when moist; columnar or angular blocky structure and significant cracking along the profile in ...
Mariana Gabriele Marcolino Gonçalves +5 more
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