Wati Temjen

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Is there a universal weight for soil quality index under expert opinion?

There are several ways of estimating soil quality index, however the two most widely utilized are the 1) PCA method where the weights of the factor loadings are considered for the soil. 2) Expert...

03 April 2024 8,585 2 View

Unable to download land-sat 8 images from USGS website, any information?

I have been trying to download some Landsat 8 images for the past year. however whenever I add the mad to my cart and start the download, I always get this error The server encountered an...

19 May 2023 6,984 1 View

Structural equation model: does sem for soil require cfa?

I have read some literature where in the process of making sem for soil ecological purposes do not employ the traditional confirmatory factor analysis. May I kindly have some information on this?

09 May 2023 6,982 2 View

I am very interested in applying GIS/Remote sensing for soil ecological study. May I kindly have links to resources onto how to perform such a study?

I would love to hear from the researchers with experiences in incorporating soil and gis/remote sensing to monitor soil quality data.

08 November 2022 9,902 3 View

Steps to make biochar at home?

I am very keen in making biochar at home at small scale. A Cost effective method. I am very keen to know it's effect on garden produce. Any help or literature or methods would be greatly...

21 July 2022 2,415 3 View

Is there a more simpler method to determine organic matter content of soil that doesn't require a lot of equipments?

If there is, I would be extremely grateful to have some references. Thank you.

25 June 2022 7,054 3 View

Is it possible to incorporate fungal data to formulate soil quality index?

I have data's on SQI obtained from soil parameters alone. I wanted to know, if it was possible to incorporate fungal data (I have the total cfu of each sites) into soil quality index calcitonin...

20 April 2022 8,462 7 View

I am interested in building a SEM model for soila quality index, may I kindly have some advice/papers on this topic?

Structural equation modelling is key to understanding the internal workings of an ecosystem. I wanted to know if it's possible to build a SEM utilising data such as 1. Soil physical and chemical...

27 March 2022 5,900 2 View

What statsitical technique would best explain relationship between soil quality and yeild?

I have data's on both soil data (i.e. soil parameters like moisture, clay, texture, nok etc) and yield and agronomic traits of banana. 1) I wanted to know which statsitical technique would best...

25 February 2022 6,759 11 View

What might be the reason for low soil pH ( more acidic) during winter as compared to higher values(less acidic) during summer and autumn?

My soil data shows consistent lower pH values during the colder seasons (winter) eg 4.7 as compared to the warmer seasons with rainfall (summer autumn) eg 5.4. I have read alot of literature...

20 February 2022 4,742 9 View

As per your experience and knowledge, what software is the best for leaf area estimation?

I have come across some applications such as imageJ, easy leaf area etc. And wanted to know which software gives better results/user friendly. I am planning to estimate banana leaf area index....

07 December 2021 8,648 3 View

What formula is accepted for estimation of total lead area of banana/musa?

I have data on the length and breadth of the leaves of the banana and number of leaves, and wanted to know which method is best suited for estimation of TLA.

09 November 2021 2,782 5 View

Which method gives better result for crude lipid/fat determination, acid hhydrolysis or soxhlet extraction?

I am currently extracting crude lipids in musa(banana) via soxhlet extraction using petroleum ether. I wanted to know if anyone had better yield via the acid hydrolysis method.

15 October 2021 1,080 3 View

Ways to implement ai learning and biodiversity studies?

I am interested in ways where ai techniques such as machine learning and neural networks can be implemented in biodiversity studies. Any ideas on where can collect such data sets would also be...

01 January 1970 9,833 3 View

Scientific ways to restore soil fertility while also maintaining the socio-ecological needs of the inhabitants?

1. What are some scientific proven methods to determine soil quality? 2. How to determine this soil quality? 3. How to restore this in degraded agricultural sites? 4. How to also sustainably...

01 January 1970 2,931 3 View