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Hi, everyone.Recently, I want to change the acid buffer capacity of soil or soil colloid by using FeSO4. But I don't understand why do researchers use ferrous sulfate instead of ferric sulfate or...
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As we all know, soil have acid buffering capacity（ABC） and ABC is the decisive factor determining the rate of soil pH change, How do researchers reduce ABC in soil science research? Can ferrous...
10 October 2018 1,717 6 View
Sediment yield
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What are the ideal levels for Ammonium , Nitrate, Phosphate, Potassium in the soil? or what is the range you'll be looking for while measuring aqueous solutions of soil?
12 September 2018 2,822 14 View
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I am interested in the classical and modern interpretation of these concepts by researchers of different scientific schools and methods of evaluation, if they are developed. Especially organic...
09 September 2018 3,982 22 View
What is the role of lectins in the soil? In our studies we found in the soil proteins that have agglutinating activity. Their evaluation showed that they are lectins. Like soil enzymes, they may...
09 September 2018 5,325 4 View
I mean the allowable tolerance compare to the Optimum Moisture Content in the lab compaction results
08 August 2018 7,673 11 View
Agroforestry boost the health of soil, induce water holding capacity (WHC), maintaining soil aggregates, improving soil organic (SOM), facilitating multilayer farming, economically viable and...
08 August 2018 8,063 26 View
I want to determine arsenic (both arsenite and arsenate) concentration in water, soil and rice samples using HG-AAS. Kindly suggest some routine methods.
08 August 2018 9,159 1 View
migration NAPL soil
08 August 2018 1,923 0 View
Tea waste composition may encourage us to use tea leaves and bags as a fertilizer in soil. Do these have any hazards or benefits for soil and plant?
08 August 2018 2,978 18 View
Are there any sensors available for measuring different soil nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus , Potassium , Calcium , Magnesium , Sulphur , Boron , Manganese , Iron , Zinc,...
08 August 2018 7,320 4 View
Maize plant is sometimes sensitive to soil conditions. Is there any optimum properties of soil maximising maize yield?
08 August 2018 4,415 0 View
Hello everyone. I want to know what effect have on the surface settlement in the urban tunnels when the soil is saturated? Thank you
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Hi ! I am pretending to do qPCR of 16sRNA of my samples, I want to watch the changes of density of bacteria through my experiment, but this is my first time doing that technique. Could you give...
31 July 2018 7,711 3 View
sorptivity is defined as the capacity of soil to absorb or desorb water by capillarity. but what does higher sorptivity mean? does it mean the part of infiltartion that depends on capillarity...
31 July 2018 4,604 4 View
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Hello I'm going to start a project of vermicompost. I read an article where it specified how many earthworms are needed per kilogram of substrate, but I can´t find it anymore !!! Thank you!
07 July 2018 6,112 7 View
Chemical inhibitors for soil denitrification?
07 July 2018 4,689 3 View
"The C/N ratio of soils is about 10–12:1." ( Donald L. Sparks, in Environmental Soil Chemistry (Second Edition), 2003) I know, the wording of my question is very strange, but that is to provoke...
07 July 2018 4,506 27 View
I have been collecting 100g soil samples in the field, with the intention of bringing them back to the lab to catalog their seed banks. So far I only have an experimental round of collections that...
07 July 2018 9,434 1 View