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The key role of biochar in amending acidic soil: reducing soil acidity and improving soil acid buffering capacity

open access: yesBiochar
Soil acidification negatively affects plant growth, soil microbial composition and diversity, and the sustainability of agricultural ecosystems. The primary sources of soil acidity include base cations (BCs) leaching loss, the weathering of aluminum ...
Shaowen Liu   +5 more
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Effect of lime rates and method of application on soil properties of acidic Luvisols and wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) yields in northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Soil acidity has become a major constraint that threatens sustainable agricultural production in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to evaluate effects of lime rates and application methods on selected soil properties and wheat (Triticum aestivum, L ...
Workineh Ejigu   +3 more
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Spatial-temporal variability of soils' acidity of Northern taiga forests at lower technogenic load

open access: yesVestnik MGTU, 2018
The condition of soil under the influence of airpollutions сopper-nickel smelter "Severonickel" (Monchegorsk, the Murmansk region) have been analyzed.
Sukhareva T. A.
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Extent and management of acid soils for sustainable crop production system in the tropical agroecosystems: a review

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2021
Increasing areas of agricultural land in high rainfall areas of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where crop production used to be reliable, are affected by soil acidity. This review focuses on the extent, causes and effect of soil acidity on soil properties and
Getachew Agegnehu   +8 more
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Evidence of Springwater Acidification in the Vosges Mountains (North-East of France): Influence of Bedrock Buffering Capacity [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Investigations on springwater acidity were carried out in the Vosges mountains (north-eastern France). Acid or poorly buffered spring and streamwaters were detected in the same area.
Dambrine, Etienne   +5 more
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Investigation of Causes and Influences of Soil Acidity on Crop Yields in Kozova District, Ternopil Region

open access: yesНауковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки, 2019
The paper covers the causes of occurrence and the methods of investigating soil acidity in Kozova destrict, Ternopil region. It is a highly topical issue, since increased soil acidity negatively influences the growth and the development of most ...
N. M. Glovyn, O. V. Pavliv
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Multiple environmental controls explain global patterns in soil animal communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Soil animals play important roles in ecosystem functioning and stability, but the environmental controls on their communities are not fully understood. In this study, we compiled a dataset of soil animal communities for which the abundance and body mass ...
Johnston, Alice S. A., Sibly, Richard M.
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A simple reactive-transport model of calcite precipitation in soils and other porous media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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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Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Soil Science, 2021
Soil acidity is one of the most important environmental threats to the Ethiopian highlands where the livelihood of the majority of people is reliant on agriculture.
Fanuel Laekemariam, Kibebew Kibret
doaj   +1 more source

Soil and Irrigation Water Management: Farmer’s Practice, Insight, and Major Constraints in Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

open access: yesAgriculture, 2021
This study assessed farmers’ soil and irrigation water management practices, perceptions, and major constraints at Koga, a large-scale irrigation scheme in Ethiopia.
Desale Kidane Asmamaw   +8 more
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