PARTICLE size distributionSCANNING electron microscopesSOIL testingSOIL samplingSHALESoil is a heterogeneous material, and its properties are vital from an agricultural perspective and for groundwater management. However, limited studies have been performed on the soil characteristics (soil texture, ...
Sustainable land management requires reliable information about soil hydraulic properties. Among these properties, available water-holding capacity (AWC) is a key attribute, as it quantifies the amount of water available for plants that the soil can hold
Some researchers studied soil particle size along with NIRS application, such as investigation of the variation of diagnostic features with soil particle size and packing density (Arnold, 1991), prediction of soil texture (Zhang et al., 1992), and estimation of soil particle size by remote sensin...
4.5. Effect of Soil Particle Size on Soil Water-Holding Capacity As shown in Figure 12, the effect of particle size on soil water-holding capacity was analyzed with the water ring–water film model [21] and using microscopic images of the soil before and after contact with external media. ...
Clay soils naturally have higher water potential and water holding capacity due its inherent pore size distribution followed by loamy and sandy soils (Li et al., 2014a,b). Consequently, optimal seeding depth decreases with the increase in clay content or alternatively increases with the increase ...
and higher surface area and water-holding capacity. Such features have often been reported for feces of millipedes73,74,75,76,77,78,79, woodlice6,80,81, snails6,80, and partly, mites82. In contrast, some studies on woodlice and fly larvae reported feces properties rather unfavorable for ...
-manure supplies organic matter and plant nutrients-increased water holding capacity-contains multiple nutrients-less expensive than mineral fertilizers-Slowly releases nutrients as they mineralize.-Supply a carbon source that stimulates microbial degradation Accelerated Erosion Geologic Erosion Process of Water...
(porosity, water holding capacity, and texture) properties, and biological factors (soil fauna activity and plant root growth). When MPs degrade, the surface cracks, the specific surface area increases, and oxygen-containing functional groups such as carboxyl, aldehyde, and hydroxyl groups are ...
PAHs are typical pollutants of soil which result in alteration in grain size, porosity and water-holding capacity of soil and affect diversity/population of microbes adversely. Significant changes in permeability, volume, plasticity, etc., are also brought about resulting in poor quality of ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis 2020, Geoderma Show abstract The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment 2019, Geoderma Show abstract Biochar and soil physical properties 2017, ...