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We are would like to measure aggregate stability after extraction of microarthropods by the Berlese funnel method, so will not be able to coarse sieve the samples before drying them.
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If fresh soil is taken instead of dry soil, do we have to take water content of soil specimen to KCl extractant volume in final calculation i.e. Total volume for calculation = KCl volume + water...
07 July 2018 8,884 4 View
I need to identify the dissolved oxygen, moisture content, salinity, and pH level of soil samples over time. Is there some equipment or a probe that can do this? I keep coming across multimeters...
14 June 2018 9,776 4 View
I have to do the statistical analysis of experimental data from an experiment which was done in the same way (replicated) in two different sites, with contrasting soil properties, where soil...
07 June 2018 8,878 5 View
I've seen that the saturated hydraulic conductivity is calculated Darcy’s law and field saturated conductivity is calculated using philip's equation. what is the exact difference between these two...
06 June 2018 2,959 1 View
Is it possible to recover the phosphorus installed in the soil, ie, converting it from the non-prepared formula to the ready-made formula and absorbed by the plant
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I am running a simulation which requires large data from soil compaction, the time frame does not allow for test methods. since the research is a simulation base, literature data could be applied.
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I have to add water in one kilogram soil to make it about 80% field capacity level. What is the best way to measure the amount of water required to attain 80% field capacity in one kilogram soil?
06 June 2018 1,307 11 View
What are the critical concentrations of micro elements in the soil, which then become toxic?
30 May 2018 2,513 6 View
I am looking out for the standards or permissible limits of Pb, Cd and Cu for soil, vegetables and irrigation water.
11 May 2018 9,779 3 View
05 May 2018 8,057 7 View
I'll really need detailed effect of salinity on soil physico-chemical properties. attached materials will be appreciated.
05 May 2018 4,329 10 View
I am trying to estimate phytate-P from soil by enzyme addition method. I consulted several papers and most of them had use malachite green for P determination. I followed the method described in...
05 May 2018 3,418 6 View
I am currently using methods from Sinsabaugh et al. 2005 to quantify POX and PER activity in soils. I have not however come across the equation needed to calculate activity as umol/h/g of dry...
05 May 2018 671 1 View
Remote Sensing soil moisture
04 April 2018 4,593 3 View
I've encountered a concentration of 91 mg/kg ds of fluoranthene and started to wander at what concentration the fluorescence under UV-ligth can be observed in a soilsample. Since the monster is in...
04 April 2018 9,602 0 View
Am looking at tubers and leafy vegetables in a contaminated soils
15 March 2018 6,617 8 View
We work on Watershed Development. Soak pit is an important treatment to filter and percolate wastewater (from kitchen, bathroom). In the terrain with black cotton soil and hard rock, water doesn't...
09 March 2018 2,878 13 View
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Which constitutive model should used to define Bentonite sullary in pile construction stage ? Is that elastic or mohr-coloumn as bentonite like clay ? Also what the range of parameters should...
03 March 2018 2,581 2 View
Im interested in learning about the development of new soil sensors either in soil or mobile sensors. Im interested in sensors that measure either chemical, physical or biological soil properties....
03 March 2018 8,691 5 View
I am trying to create a (very approximative) model of a territory, focusing on the water balance. I have some different vegetation areas, taken from the Map of Natural Vegetation of Europe (by the...
03 March 2018 8,853 3 View