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Pedotransfer functions to estimate soil water content at field capacity and permanent wilting point in hot Arid Western India

Journal of Earth System Science, 2018
Characterization of soil water retention, e.g., water content at field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PWP) over a landscape plays a key role in efficient utilization of available scarce water resources in dry land agriculture; however, direct measurement thereof for multiple locations in the field is not always feasible.
Santra, P., Kumar, M., Kumawat, R.N., Painuli, D.K., Hati, K.M., Heuvelink, G.B.M., Batjes, N.H.   +6 more
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Plant‐derived compounds to improve soil inoculation for restoration

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Restoring the soil microbiome is increasingly recognized as an important requirement for the success of ecosystem restoration. Soil inoculation can reintroduce the missing taxa, but its application is limited by the large amount of donor soil that is needed and by the ...
Farzad Aslani, Sofia I. F. Gomes, T. Martijn Bezemer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved use of deep soil water promotes radial growth during drought

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Increasingly frequent seasonal droughts under rapid climate change threaten the growth stability of subtropical mixed forests across the mid‐subtropical monsoon region.
Ziqiang Liu, Xiaodi Wang, Zhaowang Huang, Martín Hadad, Jiang Jiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The plant‐available water associated with the four critical soil suctions vary depending on the different soil textures

Vadose Zone Journal
Critical soil suctions of plant‐available water (PAW), including the soil water suction at field capacity (hFC), threshold suction (hthreshold), tipping suction (htipping), and permanent wilting point (hPWP).
Gu Zhou, Jun Fan, Yuzhu Xing, Xi Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Herbivore versus detritivore effect on decomposition through leaf conversion into faeces

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract In terrestrial ecosystems, plant residues can reach the soil as senesced leaf litter or green leaves, and both types can be transformed by invertebrates into detritivore or herbivore faeces.
Mathieu Coulis, Christiane Mauriol, Nelly Telle, Sonia Minatchi, Laure Hannibal, François‐Xavier Joly   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic effect of biochar and livestock manure on soil hydro-physical properties under field conditions in Rwanda

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Biochar (B) in combination with organic manure could improve the biochar efficacity in improving soil functions related to hydrophysical properties. Short-term field experiments were conducted with three levels of B and livestock manure (LM) (0, 1, and 3
S. Uwingabire, G. Nyberg, J. Nduwamungu, S. A. O. Chamshama   +3 more
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Effect of Organic Soil Conditioners on the Water Retention Characteristics of Selected Fine-Textured Soils in Laguna [PDF]

Philippine E-Journal for Applied Research and Development, 2015
This study investigated the effect of organic matter (OM) soil conditioners (SC), with rice bran as major ingredient, on the water retention characteristics of fine-textured soils in Bay and Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
Ariel U. Glorioso, Victor B. Ella
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Hemipteran vectors of stylet‐borne plant viruses: Aphids lead the charge

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Among all sap‐feeding hemipterans, aphids stand out by far as the most important vectors of noncirculative plant viruses. Compared to whiteflies and mealybugs, aphids’ highly specialized stylet anatomy and distinct feeding behaviors contribute, together with other features of their biology, to their remarkable efficiency in transmitting stylet‐borne ...
Yu Fu, Stefano Colella, Marilyne Uzest
wiley   +1 more source

Subspecies taxonomy reflects social and geographic patterns of taxonomic effort in tetrapods

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Subspecies have been used in conservation biology to account for intraspecific patterns in genetic diversity, which is crucial to long‐term population viability. Although over 3200 subspecies are currently assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, their biological relevance remains controversial.
Jhonny J. M. Guedes, José Alexandre F. Diniz‐Filho, André V. L. Freitas, Mario R. Moura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil-water characteristic curves and related properties of disturbed forest soils

Soil and Water Research
Forest logging activities negatively affect various soil properties. In this study, we focus on the logging effects on soil water retention and associated pore size distribution.
Adela Joanna Hamerníková, Pavel Dlapa, Silvia Ihnačáková, Artemi Cerda, Róbert Kanka, Ľuboš Halada   +5 more
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