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Water‐repellent soil and its relationship to granularity, surface roughness and hydrophobicity: a materials science view [PDF]

open access: green, 2004
Considerable soil water repellency has been observed at a wide range of locations worldwide. The soil exhibiting water repellency is found within the upper part of the soil profile.
Glen McHale   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Visible and near infrared spectroscopy in soil science [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This chapter provides a review on the state of soil visible–near infrared (vis–NIR) spectroscopy. Our intention is for the review to serve as a source of up-to date information on the past and current role of vis–NIR spectroscopy in soil science.
B. Stenberg   +3 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Manure Application Timing and Incorporation Effects on Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Corn

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Manure application influences ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gas emissions; however, few studies have quantified the effects of manure application methods and timing on NH3, nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) fluxes simultaneously.
Jessica Sherman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics

open access: yesAir, Soil and Water Research, 2020
Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the future to integrate distinct disciplines into soil studies.
J. Rodrigo‐Comino   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A workflow for segmenting soil and plant X-ray computed tomography images with deep learning in Google’s Colaboratory

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022
X-ray micro-computed tomography (X-ray μCT) has enabled the characterization of the properties and processes that take place in plants and soils at the micron scale.
Devin A. Rippner   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil science beyond COVID-19

open access: yesJournal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2020
T he fast-moving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic engulfed the world within four months from December to March of 2020, with long-lasting impacts on social, economic, political, educational, and scientific programs.
R. Lal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geochemical signatures and weathering rates in soils derived from different granites in contrasting climatic locations

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Agronomy, 2018
We studied the mineralogical properties and chemical composition of different granites using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy coupled with scanning electron microscopy to understand the relationship between granite signatures and soil characteristics,
Ygor Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social soil science as a new approach in soil science

open access: yesPolish Journal of Soil Science, 2020
<p>The article contains the authors’ reflections on the formation and substantiation of many aspects in soil science, concerning its connections with social sciences. Arguments about the exceptional importance of soil resources in the modern world and the importance of scientific research in soil science, which can become an important instrument ...
Natalia Havrysh, Stepan Pozniak
openaire   +3 more sources

Increase in soil organic carbon by agricultural intensification in northern China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acknowledgements. This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31370527 and 31261140367) and the National Science and Technology Support Program of China (no. 2012BAD14B01-2).
Lal, R.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Selected research opportunities in soil physics Oportunidades selecionadas de pesquisa em física do solo

open access: yesScientia Agricola, 1997
Selected research opportunities are discussed in order to guide soil science research, with emphasis on soil physics, with the aim of improving agricultural productivity and environmental quality.Oportunidades selecionadas de pesquisa são discutidas para
D.R. Nielsen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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