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The water repellency of earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) casts depends on their particle size composition, organic carbon content and calcium carbonate content

Soil and Water Research
At the soil level, earthworms are key indicators of water-related processes which help soils to accept, retain, release and transmit water by influencing the soil structure through their burrowing, casts, and drilosphere.
Madalina Iordache, Liliana Brei, Isidora Radulov, Ioan Gaica, Daniel Dicu, Codruta Chis   +5 more
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Effects of kaolinite and drying temperature on the persistence of soil water repellency induced by humic acids

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2002
The effects of kaolinite additions and drying temperature on the persistence of soil water repellency, induced by humic acids from peat, were assessed in this study.
Ľ. Lichner, N. Babejová, L.W. Dekker
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Closing the Loop in Agrivoltaics: A Radiative Cooling Coating for Synergistic Self‐Cleaning and Water Harvesting

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A nanostructured photonic‐thermal coating enables radiative‐cooling‐induced condensation and water harvesting, establishing a self‐sustaining agrivoltaics microclimate loop that transforms PV panels into active climate regulators. The integration of photovoltaic (PV) panels into agricultural landscapes (i.e., agrivoltaics) offers a promising path for ...
Saichao Dang, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, Murali Gedda, Yuxuan Huang, Shakeel Ahmad, Jehad K. El‐Demellawi, Dan Daniel, Osman M. Bakr, Stefaan De Wolf, Hussam Qasem, Husam N. Alshareef, Qiaoqiang Gan   +11 more
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Recent Advances in Pickering Emulsion Templated Phase Change Material Microcapsules: Design, Fabrication, and Multifunctional Applications

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fabrication process of phase change microcapsules using a Pickering emulsion template method and their subsequent applications. The increasing demand for efficient thermal energy storage systems has driven the development of phase change material microcapsules (PCMMs), which provide high energy‐storage density, reversible phase change, and reduced ...
Ziyan Li, Jinsheng Sun, Kaihe Lv, Chaozheng Liu, Meichun Li   +4 more
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Development of a universal microinfiltrometer to estimate extent and persistence of soil water repellency as a function of capillary pressure and interface chemical composition

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2020
Microinfiltrometers to assess soil water repellency (SWR) are limited to small tension ranges and have different technical setups, hindering a comparison between results from different laboratories.
Sepehrnia Nasrollah, Woche Susanne K., Goebel Marc-O., Bachmann Jörg   +3 more
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Water repellency decreases with increasing carbonate content and pH for different biocrust types on sand dunes

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2021
Biocrusts are biological communities that occupy the soil surface, accumulate organic matter and mineral particles and hence strongly affect the properties of the soils they cover.
Drahorad Sylvie Laureen, Felde Vincent J. M. N. L., Ellerbrock Ruth H., Henss Anja   +3 more
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Beyond a dual role: how Purpureocillium lilacinum reprograms citrus metabolism for integrated biocontrol and growth promotion

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Plants harbor complex microbial communities that are fundamental to their health and productivity. Among them, endophytic fungi such as Purpureocillium lilacinum establish mutualistic associations, offering dual benefits as plant growth promoters and biocontrol agents.
Sana Bouzembila, Kamel Charaabi, Haytham Hamden, Salma Fadhel, Nesrine Tanfouri, Meriem Msaad Guerfali   +5 more
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Fractal parameters of soil particle size distribution in karst area, and implications of soil water repellency by plantations

Soil and Water Research
As a critical and universal soil physical property, soil water repellency significantly affects soil and water erosion and vegetation restoration, particularly in the karst region.
Zhuo Tian, Haitao Deng, Shuaipu Zhang, Qinxue Xu, Xin Jin   +4 more
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Phytochemical profiling and insecticidal activity of Moricandia sinaica across growth stages: experimental and molecular docking insights

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Stored food products are highly vulnerable to infestation by insects and mites, resulting in significant postharvest losses worldwide. Plant‐derived bioactive compounds represent promising eco‐friendly alternatives to synthetic pesticides.
Roukia Zatout, Ouided Benslama, Chaima Zatout, Noreddine Kacem Chaouche, Stefania Garzoli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water vapour adsorption on water repellent sandy soils

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2017
Soil sorptivity is considered a key parameter describing early stages of water (rain) infiltration into a relatively dry soil and it is related to build-up complexity of the capillary system and soil wettability (contact angles of soil pore walls ...
Orfanus Tomas, Amer Abdel-Monem Mohamed, Jozefaciuk Grzegorz, Fulajtar Emil, Čelková Anežka   +4 more
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