Noa Lincoln

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Is there a pre-packaged reagent for measuring nitrate and ammonium (separately) in KCl solution using a spectrophotometer (colorimetric analysis)?

Looking for a simple reagents for analysis of nitrate and ammonium in KCl solution for colorimetric analysis on a photo spectrometer.

12 May 2019 3,683 3 View

Methods for measuring N-mineralization in field sites/experiments?

A student is installing a field trial that we expect to largely impact soil moisture and temperature, and we simultaneously want to measure the secondary impacts on N-mineralization in the field....

27 March 2019 4,321 3 View

What is a good plant analytical laboratory to farm out analyses to?

At minimum would like ammonium and nitrate, total C and N, total P. Obviously accuracy and reliability is the first priority, secondly would be price and third would be turnaround time.

12 May 2016 8,122 5 View

Any studies on the use of tree crops as nutrient uplift, particularly with quantified results?

Tree crops can uplift soil nutrients from deeper in the soil profile, redistribute them to the surface via leaf litter, and therefore reduce nutrient losses from leeching in agricultural systems. ...

09 July 2014 3,726 5 View

GMO and intellectual property - any thoughts?

I am no expert in the legal issues here, but Monsanto, Dow, Sygenta, etc. have been copyrighting genes to food crops as I understand it. However, these crops that they are utilizing, corn for...

26 June 2014 9,742 7 View

How different do languages need to be before they are considered separate? What is the "taxonomy" of languages?

I have zero experience in the field of linguistics, but a paper I am writing now calls for a brief paragraph about using languages as one defining characteristic of a different cultural group....

27 April 2014 1,445 13 View

Do you know any examples of indigenous language having a concept for "wilderness?"

Many of the thousands of indigenous languages in the world do not have a word for "wild" or any of its relatives -- wildness, wilderness, wilding, etc. -- in their vocabulary. Do you know any...

27 April 2014 7,597 20 View

Is anyone aware of a discussion or papers on the creation of indigenous cultures?

There are many discussions about defining an indigenous group, but are there seminal works on examining the processes through which cultural distinction occurs? For instance the Americas were...

27 April 2014 7,667 16 View

GMO in agriculture: how to explore and test it well while protecting our natural varieties from cross pollination?

GMOs are a huge part of global agriculture today, yet it exists with very little oversight and no protection for natural varieties. In fact, at least int he US, the laws tend to protect GMO crops...

20 August 2013 1,948 3 View

Has anyone examined indigenous agriculture in marginal habitats, particularly very young soils or areas of minimal soil development?

I am writing a paper now and would love to bounce some ideas off people with experience with indigenous or other low-input agriculture in marginal landscapes. In particular I'm interested in...

27 July 2013 9,607 3 View

Anyone interested in collaborating on a meta review of organic cropping systems?

I've been interested in bringing together any science that has been done on organic cropping systems. This would hopefully result in an understanding of overall biogeochemical cycling impacts of...

13 June 2013 2,775 6 View