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Effects of Introduced Native Tree Species on Plant Community Soil Microbial and Chemical Properties in Two Subtropical Degraded Leguminous Plantations in South China

Shuitu baochi yanjiu, 2013
Introducing native tree species into degraded plantations is one of the major measures used to facilitate forest succession and to restore natural ecosystems,yet its effects on soil microbial and chemical properties have not been well studied.To test its
WEI Lan-ying, SHEN Wei-jun
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Diversity and numbers of root-nodule bacteria (rhizobia) in Polish soils

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2011
Using a sand pouch-plant infection method, populations of several species of root-nodule bacteria (rhizobia) were enumerated in eighty soils collected throughout Poland. Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
Stefan Martyniuk, Jadwiga Oroń, Maria Martyniuk   +2 more
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Sampling equipament for soil bulk density determination tested in a Kandiudalfic Eutrudox and a Typic Hapludox

Scientia Agricola, 2001
In spatial variability studies of soil physical properties the influence of different samplers on the results is seldomly taken into account. The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of five different types of sampling equipment for ...
Marcos Vinícius Folegatti, René Porfirio Camponez do Brasil, Flávio Favaro Blanco   +2 more
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Land Use Changes Influence Tropical Soil Diversity: An Assessment Using Soil Taxonomy and the World Reference Base for Soil Classifications

Agriculture
The transformation of natural ecosystems into agroecosystems due to changes in land use/land cover (LULC) has been shown to significantly affect soil characterization and classification.
Selvin Antonio Saravia-Maldonado, Beatriz Ramírez-Rosario, María Ángeles Rodríguez-González, Luis Francisco Fernández-Pozo   +3 more
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Minimum quantity of urban refuse compost affecting physical and chemical soil properties

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2006
The increasing production of urban waste requires urgent responses because of various environmental problems that arise when urban refuse is stored in landfills or incinerated.
Paolo Bazzoffi, Sergio Pellegrini, Andrea Rocchini   +2 more
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The Evaluation of Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD) Installation Effect on Soft Soil Physical and Mechanical Properties

Aceh International Journal of Science and Technology
The purpose of the Yogyakarta - Bawen Toll Road construction was to improve connectivity between Yogyakarta and Semarang. However, during its construction, soft soil problems were found, so Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVD) were installed.
Undayani Cita Sari, Sri Prabandiyani Retno Wardani, Bambang Pardoyo, Danang Dwi Admojo, Mochammad Kemal Rizqullah, Muhammad Fahri Hussein   +5 more
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Effect of olive oil pomace applications at different irrigation levels on soil quality

Soil Advances
Nowadays, drought problems due to global warming and waste management for sustainable lands are very important issues. In this study, the effect of olive pomace applications, which is olive waste was investigated at different irrigation levels.
Pelin Alaboz, Ahmet Ali Işildar, Bilge Batmaz, Satı Çağlar   +3 more
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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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The Nature and Properties of Soils

Soil Science, 1930
H O Buckman, T L Lyon
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Lime effect on soil properties: Studies made on the effect of massive lime applications on physical properties of five types of Sacramento Valley soils

California Agriculture, 1959
By-product lime–from beet sugar refineries–is used frequently in the Central Valley of California, to improve the physical condition of the soil, particularly for seedbed preparation. Lime is commonly applied to acid soils to decrease the acidity but the
A Brown, T Nielsen, E Halevy
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