The effect of sewage sludge fertilization on nitrogen and sulphur content in maize was assessed in a pot experiment conducted in 2003-2005. The experimental design comprised the following treatments in four replications on three soils: treatment without fertilizer – (0); mineral fertilization – (NPK); farmyard manure – (FYM); sewage sludge A – (SSA); a mixture of sewage sludge A with peat – (MS...

Buried wood is an important yet understudied component of natural and anthropogenic soils. Nutrient immobilization as a response to addition during oil sands' reclamation may be concern since surface salvaged with the soil, thereby becoming buried in cover This project investigated impact on macronutrient supply microbial communities different A 60-day incubation was performed rates types (0%–5...

The effects of ash and commercial fertilizers on the foliar nutrient concentrations and stand growth of Scots pine were studied in four fi eld experiments established on former cultivated peat soils. The aims were to compare ash types (wood, peat and coal ash), study the effects of ash treatment (pelletization), compare ash fertilization with commercial fertilizers, and to study the interaction...

ABSTRACT- Almost all oyster mushroom producers in Iran produce this kind of mushroom without any kind of casing soil. Although different kinds of casing soils are available for Agaricus bisporus, limited information is available regarding Pleurotus ostreatus. Availability of peat in many regions around the world is a concern and some researchers' efforts have been devoted to a search for altern...

A key parameter used in wetland hydrological and landform development models is hydraulic conductivity. Head recovery tests are often used to measure hydraulic conductivity, but the calculation techniques are usually confined to rigid soil theory. This is despite reports demonstrating the misapplication of rigid soil theory to non-rigid soils such as peats. Although values of hydraulic conducti...

Catchment science has long held that the chemistry of small streams reflects the landscapes they drain. However, understanding the contribution of different landscape units to stream chemistry remains a challenge which frequently limits our understanding of export dynamics. For limiting nutrients such as nitrogen (N), an implicit assumption is that themost spatially extensive landscape units (e...

• Pre-peat sediment sequences associated with dated archaeological features are analysed. Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age colluvial soil erosion defines human landscape impacts. Human impacted slaked and trampled soils/sediments discovered underneath two burnt mounds. No evidence of podzolisation was found in the under either mound. Anthracological analysis mounds demonstrates use Oak Alder t...

Peatlands are a subset of wetlands that have accumulated significant amounts of soil organic matter. Soils of peatlands are colloquially known as peat, with mucks referring to peats that are decomposed to the point that the original plant remains are altered beyond recognition (Chapter 6, SSSA 2008). Generally, soils with a surface organic layer >40 cm thick have been classified as Histosols in...

The aim of this study is to determine the effects structural soil restoration on buffering capacities these soils, their productivity, and efficiency use as a basis for sustainable management. Based review literature sources our own experimental research, proposed article shows possibility improving sod-podzolic cohesive sandy soils through amelioration an effective measure protect them from de...