Using the Response Surface Methodology to Predict the Effect of Different Moisture Levels on the Bulk Density and Penetration Resistance of Soil Under Different Operating Conditions [PDF]
Soil properties play a fundamental role in the success of agricultural operations through their impact on crop growth and quality, as they determine their ability to retain water and absorb nutrients, and affect soil aeration and the root system. The aim
M. ALmoosa, S. Al-Atab, S. Almaliki
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Pedotransfer functions for Irish soils – estimation of bulk density (ρb) per horizon type [PDF]
Soil bulk density is a key property in defining soil characteristics. It describes the packing structure of the soil and is also essential for the measurement of soil carbon stock and nutrient assessment. In many older surveys this property was neglected
B. Reidy +3 more
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This study aimed to develop a deep neural network model for predicting the soil water content and bulk density of soil based on features extracted from in situ soil surface images. Soil surface images were acquired using a Canon EOS 100d camera.
Donggeun Kim +3 more
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Soil reaction to heavily loaded rubber tracks and tyres [PDF]
The importance of undercarriage design with respect to its effect on soil density changes grows with the size of harvest machinery. Therefore this study elucidates the mechanics of soil displacement caused by different undercarriage systems of combine ...
Ansorge, Dirk
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SOIL BULK DENSITY AS RELATED TO SOIL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT [PDF]
Soil bulk density is a dynamic property that varies with the soil structural conditions. The relationships between some soil physical and chemical properties such as, clay content (C), silt content (Si), sand content (S), very fine sand content (Vfs ...
Tayfun Aşkin, Natullah Özdemir
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Bulk Densities of Brazilian Amazon Soils Related to Other Soil Properties
Abstract The results of this study provide the first baseline for predicting D b from soil properties for soils across the Amazon basin. Bulk density values are needed to convert nutrient content and organic carbon (OC) content to weight of nutrient and ...
Bernoux, M. +4 more
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PEDO-TRANSFER FUNCTIONS FOR ESTIMATING SOIL BULK DENSITY IN CENTRAL AMAZONIA
Under field conditions in the Amazon forest, soil bulk density is difficult to measure. Rigorous methodological criteria must be applied to obtain reliable inventories of C stocks and soil nutrients, making this process expensive and sometimes unfeasible.
Henrique Seixas Barros +1 more
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Sorptivity of an Inceptisol under Conventional and Reduced Tillage Practices [PDF]
The amount of water captured and stored in the soil profile until the next precipitation events is of great importance in dryland agro-ecosystem for successful crop production.
Achmad Rachman +2 more
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The impact of machines on forest soils is regularly assessed and quantified using absolute bulk density, which is most frequently obtained by soil cores. However, to allow for repeated measurements at the exact same locations, non-destructive devices are
Eric R. Labelle, Dirk Jaeger
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SOIL RESPIRATION AND BULK DENSITY UNDERORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALFARMINGSYSTEMS
The aim of this study was to evaluate, in the field, the soilrespiration and bulk density underconventional and organic farming plots. The evaluations were made in different plots established as conventional farming system and organic farming system with six, nine, twelve, fifteen, eighteen and twenty one months old.
Antonio Silva +5 more
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