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Linking soil moisture status of winter sports pitches to measures of playing quality [PDF]

, 2005
A review of traction and hardness Performance Quality Standard tests highlighted significant relationships with soil and grass factors. Inadequate guidance to achieve test results through pitch management means that management practices can not focus on ...
Jennings-Temple, Marke
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Cumulative effects of a 17-year chemical fertilization on the soil quality of cropping system in the Loess Hilly Region, China

, 2013
Soil-quality assessment provides a tool for evaluating the sustainability of alternative soil-management practices. Understanding the effects of the long-term use of chemical fertilizers on soil quality is essential for sustaining soil productivity.
Li, Qiang, Liu, Guobin, Xu, Mingxiang, Zhao, Yunge, Xu, MX (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dry Land Farming, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China., Tuo, Dengfeng   +5 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Elephant‐Skin‐Inspired Porous Cementitious Tiles with Programmable Crack Networks for Passive Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Elephant‐skin‐inspired crack networks are programmed in porous diatomaceous earth (DE)‐cement composites using substrate‐guided, stress‐concentration induced fracture. The resulting crack lattices act as capillary conduits that redistribute water, while the porous matrix stores moisture.
Qingya Huang, Kun‐Hao Yu, Ji Yoon Bae, Yunchan Lee, Dorit Aviv, Shu Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Collaboration Reveals Spatiotemporal Differentiation and Driving Mechanisms of Soil Organic Matter in Cultivated Land of Anhui Province

Agriculture
The spatial heterogeneity and dynamic changes in soil organic matter (SOM) are key indicators for assessing cultivated land quality and the carbon cycle.
Mengmeng Tang, Shang Han, Wenlong Cheng, Shan Tang, Rongyan Bu, Min Li, Hui Wang, Rui Zhu, Fahui Jiang, Changai Lu, Ji Wu   +10 more
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Soil quality indicators for sustainable agriculture in New Zealand: Proceedings of a workshop held for MAF Policy by the Lincoln Soil Quality Research Centre at Lincoln University, 8-9 February 1996

, 1996
A two day workshop was held at Lincoln University on 8 and 9 February 1996 as part of an operational research programme funded by MAP Policy (l 995/96).

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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Importance of Soil Quality in Environment Protection

, 2007
Soil quality can be characterised by the harmony between it’s physical and biological state and the fertility. From the practical crop production viewpoint, some important contrasting factors of soil quality are: (1) soil looseness – compaction; (2 ...
Takács, Tamás, Birkás, Márta, Kalmár, Tibor, Bottlik, László, Márta Birkás, Tibor Kalmár, László Bottlik, Tamás Takács   +7 more
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Assessment of soil quality in organic and non-organic paddy fields with technical irrigation system in Susukan

, 2020
Soil quality is a measure of the condition of soil. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to maintain a non-negative trend in productivity while maintaining soil quality.
Haryuni, Haryuni, Wirawati, Hesti, Haryuni, H., Minardi, Slamet, Supriyadi, Supriyadi, Supriyadi, S., Minardi, S., Wirawati, H.   +7 more
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Soil microbial biomass in organic farming system. [PDF]

, 2010
Agricultural production systems have to combine management practices in order to sustain soil's profitability and quality. Organic farming is gaining worldwide acceptance and has been expanding at an annual rate of 20% in the last decade, accounting for ...
Araújo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de, Wanderley José de Melo, de Araújo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira, Melo, Wanderley José de [UNESP], de Melo, Wanderley José [UNESP], Melo, Wanderley José de, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de Araújo   +6 more
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