Soil Quality in Uganda: Do Transfer Rights Really Matter?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01596-w
Abstract: This paper uses a unique decade-long panel data with lab-tested soil measures from farmers in Uganda to examine the relationship between transfer rights and soil quality. We find that transfer rights are associated with better… read more here.
Keywords: transfer rights; soil quality; quality uganda; transfer ... See more keywords
Crop residues exacerbate the negative effects of extreme flooding on soil quality
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DOI: 10.1007/s00374-017-1214-0
Abstract: Extreme flood events are predicted to have a negative impact on soil quality. Currently, there is a lack of information about the effect of agricultural practices on soil functioning and microbial processes under these events.… read more here.
Keywords: quality; flooding soil; crop residues; soil quality ... See more keywords
Microbial indicators for soil quality
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DOI: 10.1007/s00374-017-1248-3
Abstract: The living soil is instrumental to key life support functions (LSF) that safeguard life on Earth. The soil microbiome has a main role as a driver of these LSF. Current global developments, like anthropogenic threats… read more here.
Keywords: indicators soil; soil quality; soil; microbial indicators ... See more keywords
Assessment of the quality of the Harran Plain soils under long-term cultivation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6177-y
Abstract: Soil quality refers to the ability of soils to perform their functions well. The soils of the Harran Plain, Turkey, have been put into intensive crop production with the introduction of an irrigation scheme and… read more here.
Keywords: quality; harran plain; cultivation; soil quality ... See more keywords
How grazing affects soil quality of soils formed in the glaciated northeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6550-5
Abstract: Historically, much of the New England landscape was converted to pasture for grazing animals and harvesting hay. Both consumer demand for local sustainably produced food, and the number of small farms is increasing in RI,… read more here.
Keywords: quality; affects soil; beef cattle; soil quality ... See more keywords
Comparative assessment of soil quality parameters after implementing afforestation programme in forest areas of Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9550-z
Abstract: The objective of this research is to investigate and compare the alteration of soil parameters with and without afforestation programme in a Hong Kong forest, analysed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). One hundred soil samples… read more here.
Keywords: soil; afforestation programme; soil quality;
Soil quality assessment of coastal salt-affected acid soils of India
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09010-w
Abstract: Soil salinity and acidity are some of the major causes of land degradation and have a negative impact on agricultural productivity. Assessing soil quality (SQ) of soils affected by soil salinity and acidity is required… read more here.
Keywords: salt affected; soil quality; affected acid; acid soils ... See more keywords
Soil quality assessment across different stands in tropical moist deciduous forests of Nagaland, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s11676-018-0720-8
Abstract: To analyze the relationship between the management of three forest stand plantations and soil quality in the Dimapur district of the Northeastern Himalayan region, India, three forest soil profiles, covered by different species stands, at… read more here.
Keywords: assessment across; soil quality; quality assessment; soil ... See more keywords
Investigation of Thermal Conductivity by Hot Ball Method and its Correlation with Soil Quality Index of Veracruz Sugarcane Soil
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DOI: 10.1007/s12355-018-0682-3
Abstract: Different samples of soil were collected in two sugarcane crops in the Veracruz Region at two different depths. A transient method called hot ball was used to analyze the thermal conductivity of sugarcane soils for… read more here.
Keywords: thermal conductivity; soil; soil quality; quality index ... See more keywords
Microbial-based soil quality indicators in irrigated and rainfed soil portions of Mediterranean olive and peach orchards under sustainable management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2017.10.014
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to apply microbial indicators of soil quality in drip-irrigated olive and peach orchards managed with sustainable agricultural practices. Soil characterization was carried out in different areas of the… read more here.
Keywords: olive peach; soil quality; based soil; soil ... See more keywords
Effect of organic soil amendments on soil quality in oil palm production
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.09.008
Abstract: Abstract Soil quality (SQ) evaluation is an essential tool for the enhancement of agricultural soil management and use. An array of soil attributes, termed soil quality indicators, are used in soil quality estimation due to… read more here.
Keywords: soil; soil quality; oil palm;