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Can anyone please help me in studying about spectral indices and band ratios to detect soil health, moisture or nutrients in agricultural lands? In case of vegetation-related study, I am getting...
31 August 2018 9,217 4 View
I need research articles on management of compaction of soils testing 3, 4 or more years. Significance differences between treatments is I´m looking for. What do you think that are the effects...
14 August 2018 10,090 4 View
Foliar fertilization is a quick and efficient way to improve crop nutrient status during periods of high nutrient demand in the crop, or soil-applied fertilizers less available to the plant. My...
08 August 2018 1,987 9 View
Could we determine this by kjeldahl method? Digestion will be needed or not? If there's any relevant research paper depicting the method please share that... Thank you.
08 August 2018 1,339 5 View
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i want to measure the capillary length using mini disk infiltrometer and Double Ring infiltrometer. White, I. & Sully,M.J. 1987. Macroscopic and microscopic capillary length and time scales...
08 August 2018 8,385 3 View
is there a reference number put to be used to say the obtained number of AMF spore per gram is low, medium or high? say for instance is 18 spore per gram of dry soil large or medium or small?
08 August 2018 9,042 6 View
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21 July 2018 1,059 1 View
Some of the research papers related to soil science and agronomy have given importance to nutrient uptake. Further, It is possible to estimate the nutrient balance sheet using nutrient removal or...
07 July 2018 251 2 View
We are inoculated PSB in soil in laboratory conditions and determined several parameters such as soluble phosphate, phosphatase enzyme, organic P, Ca-P. I was measuring phosphatase enzyme activity...
07 July 2018 1,044 2 View
Quantity measurement of Nitrate, nitrite,phosphate and salinity in water , Need to preserve water for some time for that water preserving method is needed.
11 June 2018 3,329 5 View
I would like to relay the article written by Oldfield et al. (2015): How much SOM is needed for sustainable agriculture? December 2015 - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment...
06 June 2018 7,169 7 View
I want to make zinc deficient soil for my plant experiments in laboratory. Anyone having knowledge regarding soil science please help me. Thanks in advance.
06 June 2018 753 10 View
Expression of your idea and desire will be appreciated.
06 June 2018 593 0 View
Dear friends Kindly help me and guide me about pos doc positions. I want to apply for that. My expertise and research publications can be visualized in my profile. I have expertise's regarding...
06 June 2018 1,560 1 View
We use alekxandrov medium for isolation of potasium solubilizing bacteria by use of isoluble k minerals (mica, feldspat etc).but why we add Ca3PO4 as phosphate source.Ca3PO4 is sparingly insoluble...
05 May 2018 764 19 View
I want to do some experiments in labratory under freezing-thawing condition （no less than -30℃）by using 5TE sensor to measure water content temperature and electrical conductivity (EC). I want to...
05 May 2018 5,047 0 View
I would appreciate any good piece of literature or advise from experience on the above question. Thank you :)
12 April 2018 1,916 3 View
EC and PSB inoculation
04 April 2018 8,212 3 View
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Recently, I am interested in the acid buffer capacity of soil, clay, dust and ash. I want to use model compounds to estimate the which compounds really works in soil to show strong acid buffer...
04 April 2018 1,700 6 View
Potassium exists in several forms in the soil, including mineral K, non-exchangeable K, exchangeable K, and dissolved or solution K (K+ ions).
13 March 2018 7,048 16 View
Dear researchers, I am starting in the Raspberry Pi and Arduino world. I am doing my masters in soil science and I was wondering if I can use (or construct) a cheap sensor with one of these...
03 March 2018 2,593 4 View
I have been looking for a while for a PhD in soil science and agronomy, but all my attempts have been unsuccessful... One of my difficulty is that I don't have any published material. Apparently...
03 March 2018 2,086 7 View