Is Ancient agriculture practices really contributing more GHG emissions over modern agriculture?

In such cases, what is the validity of doing research on ancient agricultural practices like mixed cropping, natural farming etc?

08 September 2018 1,898 19 View

Is there any instruments are available for studying in-situ nutrient leaching?

If instruments are available kindly send me the details?

07 August 2018 1,804 0 View

Is their any difference between zero tillage and no-till?

In some news saying that Father of zero tillage is Jim McCutcheon...

04 May 2018 1,272 0 View

What is the importance of Specific Area of roots in rhizoscanner based root studies?

I have taken root parameters through Rootscanner, in which one observation on Specific area (SA) and CA parameters were obtained. Whether these SA and CA are important for interpreting root...

03 April 2018 9,436 3 View

Whether Pollutants in the atmosphere is biodegradable with in the atmosphere or not?

They are many pollutants lying in the atmosphere, whether they are biodegradable with in the atmosphere or suspended in the atmosphere for long run?

03 April 2018 8,555 12 View

Do you think publication based research is good for farming comminity?

How best farmers would be benefited from this.

31 December 2016 928 2 View

How to determine soil carbon or other nutrients in the field for instant results. is it possible to determine at field level?

If so what is the impact on carbon if we add carbon determining chemicals in to the soil at field level irrespective of moisture conditions?

11 December 2016 822 0 View

Whether research quality is decreasing by publishing research work in the Predatory Journals?

Where we are adhere to the number of publication?

11 December 2016 7,201 0 View

What is the impact of temperature on carbon/carbon stocks/practions in oven dried soil?

Could we use the oven dried soils for further chemical analysis like NPK? What would be the accuracy.

11 December 2016 7,083 13 View

Whether sustainable pulse production is possible under high salt affected soils in the next decade?

By 2025 the salt affected would be around 17 mha against to 6.74 mha today. Pulses are highly susceptible to salts, could it be possible to increase pulse production.

08 September 2016 7,121 3 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

Are there packages (R or Python) for simple models (bucket?) to assess soil water content?

Hi everyone. I am researching droguht effects on soil water drought. I am looking for already implemented functions in R or Python to estimate soil water content from precipitation,...

21 February 2021 2,084 1 View

Which type of loading is to be used in dynamic analysis of Machien foundation?

Hello Everyone, Hope you all are doing well. I'm trying to simulate a machine foundation in ABAQUS with a geo-cell reinforced soil bed. Im totally confused to which type of loading would be...

21 February 2021 4,388 3 View

Measurement of water retention in organic substrates without a pressure plate?

Hello, I'm trying to measure the physical and hydrological properties of organic substrate media. Currently, I'm referring The book Soil sampling and Methods of Analysis by Carter and Gregorich....

09 February 2021 3,233 8 View

What will happen (quality or quantity wise) if we transplant 'Aerobic Rice' in puddled condition?

I want to know about the consequences of aerobic rice (both quality and quantity-wise) when transplanted or sown in puddled condition?

08 February 2021 2,343 6 View

Do there exist stand-alone permanently in-ground soil-moisture sensors with an installed GSM module, for outdoor use?

Am searching for a stand-alone permanently in-ground soil-moisture sensor with an installed GSM module, for outdoor use. The idea is for the sensor to send a moisture reading via a cellphone text...

04 February 2021 2,047 4 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

What is the maximum storage time for samples used in soil enzyme assays?

01 February 2021 4,616 3 View

From where can I get details of following terms - Typic Fluvaquents, Aeric and Typic Epiaquepts?

I Have got a soil map in which following terms are given - Vertic Ustochrepts, Typic Ustochrepts,Typic Fluvaquents, Aeric and Typic Epiaquepts, Aquic and Typic Ustipsamments, Typic Ustorthents....

26 January 2021 8,412 5 View

What is the magnitude of yearly rhizopdeposition in tropical forests?

Hi all, I am trying to find reference values on annual soil rhizodeposition rates for different kinds of forests, with a particular interest for tropical rainforests. Do we have an idea of the...

26 January 2021 4,278 4 View