Soils of riparian wetlands are highly effective at phosphorus (P) sorption. However, these soils exhibit extreme spatial variability across riparian zones. We used a spatially explicit sampling design in two riparian wetlands in North Carolina to better understand the relationships among P sorption, soil properties, and spatial variability. Our objectives were to quantify patterns of spatial va...

The aim of this paper is to propose a methodology combing multi-temporal X-band SAR images (TerraSAR-X) with continuous ground thetaprobe measurements, for the retrieval of surface soil moisture and texture at a high spatial resolution. Our analysis is based on seven radar images acquired at a 36° incidence angle in the HH polarization, over a semi-arid site in Tunisia (North Africa). The soil ...

Spatially resolved soil parameters are some of the most important pieces of information for precision agriculture. These parameters, especially the particle size distribution (texture), are costly to measure by conventional laboratory methods, and thus, in situ assessment has become the focus of a new discipline called proximal soil sensing. Terahertz (THz) radiation is a promising method for n...

salinization is the main characteristic of soils in arid and semi-arid regions which reduce the agricultural potential ofirrigated lands. therefore, soil reclamation as well as determination of the leaching requirement for salt control is veryimportant for better plant growth. in this study, the effects of leaching on saline soils of sistan region, southeast of iranwere examined using unsaturat...

this paper presents a method for generating a digital management map to apply cyanazine pre-emergence herbicide. the main objective was to develop a precision method to generate management maps for the variable rate application of herbicide to reduce the amount of herbicide applied and its adverse impact on the environment. first, local and utm coordinates of a field were determined using total...

Bacterial diversity in transgenic and nontransgenic corn rhizospheres was determined. In greenhouse and field studies, metabolic profiling and molecular analysis of 16S rRNAs differentiated bacterial communities among soil textures but not between corn varieties. We conclude that bacteria in corn rhizospheres are affected more by soil texture than by cultivation of transgenic varieties.

An artificial neural network (ANN) model was employed to predict the soil cohesion and soil internal friction angle. The soil samples were collected from different cultivated sites in seven regions in Saudi Arabia. Direct shear box method was used to determine soil cohesion and soil internal friction angle. The input factors to ANN model were soil dry density, soil moisture content and soil tex...

in temperate forests canopy gaps play an important role in driving stand dynamics. the purpose of this research was to compare soil characteristics in forest gaps with several size and its relation to beech regeneration density in lalis forest, chalous. in order to investigate factors, three gap sizes as small gap (200 m2), medium gap (400 m2), and large gap (600 m2) with three replicate were s...

the objective of this study was to determine the allowed and desired limits for heavy soils of texture (clay loom), as it has operational capability (friability), these limits were 6.34 mm for planting and 10.62 mm for harvesting in each raining or irrigation episode. we determined some factors that affect soil wetness and water content as follow: the amount and severity of rain, the condition ...

This study was undertaken with the aim of illuminating the soil-plant interactions of Pistacia lentiscus L., which is a Mediterranean sclerophylleous coastal zone plant in the Western Anatolian part of Turkey. The soil analysis data showed that this plant grows on different kinds of soils such as sandy-clayey-loam, clayey-loam, sandy-loam and loamy texture. Soils are not saline, with pH moderat...