Sustaning Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change is a two-part text bringing together the latest research in soil science and climatology and the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of this vital resource. Chapters include scientific …
"Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties and focuses on specific soil problems, such as acid sulfate soils, that can cause environmental concern and also affect engineering …
Management of beneficial and/or essential trace elements, such as Se and Zn, is challenging, and it is complicated by the fact that the margin of safety between the levels that will cause dietary deficiency, and those that result in toxicity, is narrow. This research focused on …
An alternative to synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer is the use of legumes with rhizobia bacterial symbionts that fix soil atmospheric N into plant-available forms. In this study we evaluated biological nitrogen fixation by strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum associated with breed…
This study is aimed at addressing the capability of using remote sensing data in detecting and tracking soil salinization variability using a series of experimental methodologies. In a controlled experiment, the spectral reflectance changes associated with salt crust formation o…
Poultry litter is an important nutrient source in crop production. However, the traditional practice of broadcasting poultry litter on the soil surface could result in nutrient losses in runoff as well as substantial ammonia volatilization losses, which could adversely affect bo…
Biochar —a carbon byproduct of thermal, anaerobic decomposition of dried biomass—is being proposed as a beneficial soil amendment, capable of improving various agronomic parameters in agroecosystems. While research studies abound on biochar impacts in soils and crops of humid re…
Practical solutions to soil pollution by the petroleum industry are still to be fully realised. With new, unresolved and recurring cases, remediation options that are readily available, cost effective and environmentally friendly are required. Analytical methods for quick and ea…
Cementitious Stabilization has been widely used to improve the strength and durability of granular materials for the construction and rehabilitation of pavement structures. Improved mechanical properties and durability of the stabilized materials combined with relatively low cos…
Forests play a central role in global biogeochemical cycling by storing carbon (C) and retaining nutrients. Yet, we have limited understanding of how shifts in forest composition (owing to global environmental changes) will affect ecosystem functioning. A long history of researc…
