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Should we use hydrochloric acid to treat the soil to remove the inorganic carbon before we analysis the δ13C of SOC? Is there any standard about the concentration of hydrochloric acid and how...
16 January 2017 1,782 3 View
We tested the use of a Russian D-auger in a near-intact and re-wetted bog in Ireland. As is stated in the literature, a box-type sampler is highly recommended for sampling peat substrate that is...
13 January 2017 9,181 5 View
Dear all I am using chitosan to modify the surface of biochar. 3g biochar is aaded into 200ml gel of chitosan (2% w/v). Then the mixture is soaked in NaOH and and then washed by DI water. But I...
12 January 2017 1,636 2 View
As a method to obtain wilting point, I was considering to use the Oven-Dry Method. Soil samples will be saturated and left to drain excess water for 24 hrs. The sample will be weighed and weight...
11 January 2017 274 7 View
Studies always illustrated C/N ratio stay constant, because C and N are usually coupled closely in natural ecosystems, even under a changed environmental conditions. While recently i collected...
09 January 2017 1,353 18 View
Soil and plant nutrition
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soil physicist, soil microbiologist, soil chemist
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I am mainly interested in saturated hydraulic conductivity studies which have been performed on freeze-thaw cycles with (milled) peat. Finally, I wish to know if freeze-thaw cylces can be...
01 January 2017 3,824 2 View
Hello every body, I have extracted mucilage from okra pod and want to evaluate the functional properties of this mucilage and does anyone tell me the known properties of mucilage flour?
01 January 2017 3,642 4 View
For nitrogen, we can use a long term aerobic incubation (Stanford and Smith, 1972), and many others since then. I have used destructive sampling, rather than leaching to measure P mineralization,...
01 January 2017 4,724 7 View
Assessing the current tools for estimating GHG emissions from soils, accessible to general users without special education
01 January 2017 354 10 View
Can anyone help me with details on Anion exchange capacity of soils in humid tropical of India and the method adopted.
01 January 2017 3,791 18 View
I would like to know the methods available for soil water extraction, with special interest for soils with low water content (let's say below plant wilting point), from semiarid regions, for...
01 January 2017 645 4 View
I am looking for the dorminant soil type of the guinea savannah zone of Ghana in the recent WRB.
01 January 2017 6,519 3 View
Firstly, I want to know the role of carbon black in soil restoration, perhaps it is effective in soil conditioning (fertility increase etc). Also, i would like to know if there is any empirical...
01 January 2017 9,376 13 View
Should we collect the bulk soil away from the base of the tree or the soil which falls off from the roots after vigorous shaking should be considered as the bulk soil?
01 January 2017 8,397 12 View
During research I have encountered both terms referring to the same description. In other research the terms seemed to be separated. I need to know the true difference between Soil Water Retention...
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I need information about how calculate the mineralization rate of organic matter in soil , preferent in ferralitic red soil but coulf be another. Thanks
01 January 2017 4,274 5 View
We didn't observe any depth wise variation of EC. What are the significances? This is mountain soil profile belongs to Kumaun Himalaya.
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