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Which soil or hydrology journal is calling for paper these days? I have finished a paper about water flow and preferential flow, the context of this paper is extensive and interesting Now I have...
04 April 2017 3,551 0 View
How we can find the zone when maximum bulk density is occurring under optimum moisture content? if we have proctor test values and moisture data ?
04 April 2017 462 6 View
In the component matrix, variables with higher value indicate a higher contribution of that component in that particular PC. However, in my case, where my variables are hundreds of lipid compound,...
30 March 2017 2,908 6 View
we take samples from field that have sandy soil very lose soil and dry soil after measurement moisture content we find low bulk density around 0.8 g/cm3 , 1.3 g/cm3 and 1.7 g/cm3
21 March 2017 675 29 View
When I am calculating soil carbon storage Mg ha-1 on equivalent soil mass equation. How we can calculate EMS for different layers either it only calculate for surface soil or need to sum 0-15 cm...
20 March 2017 8,834 3 View
We know that every nutrient has a critical limit for rice. But I need to know about critical limit of exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) for rice. I have found from a literature that its value...
18 March 2017 9,878 13 View
I want to know the methodology to separate the nitrate and ammonical nitrogen in soil.
15 March 2017 6,438 13 View
How to calculate matric potential using kaolin box (mercury adjustment ). I do have the manual but am little bit confused, I need these parameters to calculate water retention for RETC- Hydrus
08 March 2017 5,607 3 View
I would like to know the best method to determine soil enzymes from a particular soil
06 March 2017 8,986 11 View
TOC = 18.95 mg/l loamy sandy soil empty farm no vegetation
03 March 2017 6,648 5 View
Which journal is the best choice to submit? For soil science, Land Degradation & Development, Geoderma, Catena, Journal of Soils and Sediments, Soil Science, Applied Soil Ecology, Soil &...
03 March 2017 3,695 5 View
Respected Researchgate members, I want to know is there any way to calculate soil bulk density from the given data. if we have data of soil organic carbon and other related data but we have missed...
03 March 2017 2,518 13 View
Please suggest me the related research papers.
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Every month thousands of soil sample we are receiving to soil testing laboratory for preparation of soil healthcard. It is difficult to determine the available nitrogen in conventional alkaline...
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Are there any models describing the vertical distribution of soil water? Or alternatively, any distribution standards for different soil types.
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Are there any differences in the methods of compaction between clayey soilmaterial and sandy material?
02 March 2017 4,277 6 View
Dear all I am conducting the experiment by using chitosan (gel= chitosan+acetic acid, 2%) to coat on surface biochar, but I do not know the way to remove the unreacted gel from the mixture of...
21 February 2017 8,409 3 View
If the soil has more than 50 ppm available S, what will be the impact on rice plant? What is the permissible limit of soil available S for rice plant? It is notable that soil pH is >5.8 and...
20 February 2017 9,283 19 View