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Open Journal of Soil Science (OJSS) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of soil science. All manuscripts must be prep…
Souoré Irène, Basga Simon, Doumnang Mbaigane Jean-Claude, Ngaro M’baïti
The soils of Gadas, object of the present study, are identified on the macromorphological, physico-chemical level and the indices of erodibility are related to their physico-chemical properties. The physico-chemical analyzes were carried out by standard metho…
Stéphanie Batchakoué Maïga-Yaleu, Abdul-Charif Cissé, Sibiry Albert Kaboré, Damien Hauswirth, Oumarou Malam Issa, Maguette Kaire, Ibrahim Bouzou Moussa, Hassan Bismarck Nacro
Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) practices have been reported to improve soil organic carbon stocks (SOCs) and contributing to climate change mitigation. This study aims to evaluate the impact of combined FLR practices, mainly developed in semiarid regi…
Aman Messou, Pétémanagnan Jean-Marie Ouattara, Franck Michaël Zahui, Lacina Coulibaly
The restoration of soils polluted by trace metals (Pb and Cd) by phytoremediation is an innovative and ecologically sustainable solution. The objective of the study was to develop a process of phytoaccumulation of trace metals (Pb and Cd) in soils with the sp…
Denis Magnus Ken Amara, Ibrahim Benya, Sheku Alfred Kanu, Daniel Hindogbe Saidu, Raymond Morie Musa, Osman Sidie Vonu, Fayia Brima, Joseph Christian Adamu Mboma, Michael Jusu, Foday Turay, Abdulai Kamara
Soil loss through erosion continues to pose serious challenges to increasing the smallholder agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone. While emphasis on sustainable land use practices continue to gain attention among land users, however, the rate of adoption…
Taanloumi Said Bacar, Yiben Cheng, Yunqi Wang, Kenza Kaboul, Namir Domingos Raimundo Lopes
This review paper has been made to assess the past studies reviewed regarding vegetation restoration and its impact on soil organic carbon content. A Vegetation Restoration is an influential technique that can be used to respond to these effects. As a respons…
Kenneth R. Olson, David R. Speidel, 1 1, 1 1
During the Vietnam War, millions of liters of six tactical herbicides were sprayed on the southern Vietnam landscape to defoliate forests, to clear military perimeters and to destroy enemy food supplies. The environmental and human health impacts of spraying…
Kalifa Coulibaly, Baba Ouattara, Souleymane Ouédraogo, Nadine Andrieu, Hassan B. Nacro
Conservation agriculture (CA) is one option for dealing with such a challenge, but its main difficulty in West Africa is in maintaining permanent soil cover, particularly with crop residues, due to their preferential use for livestock fodder. The aim of our s…
Kouelo Alladassi Félix, Medezo Arnaud, Akplo Tobi Moriaque, Houenou Saïdi, Avakoudjo Julien, Agodo Lambert, Dotonhoue Coffi Fulgence Gbèwommindéa, Sogbegnon Ahowanou Roméo, Amadji Firmin, Zoundji Mahougnon Carmelle Charlotte, Houngnandan Pascal, Djedje Mélanie
The soils of Benin in general and those of the department of Zou, in particular, are highly degraded. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of sustainable land management practices on soil erodibility in two villages in the Plateau of Abomey. Soil sa…
Wright Jerome, Kenner Scott, Lingwall Bret
Water is a finite but vital resource, and the volume of water used in arid and semi-arid regions must be managed to its fullest and best use. Irrigation water is approximately 37% of the total water used in the United States by volume annually. Thus, this are…
Kenneth R. Olson, Larry Cihacek
Agent Blue, a mixture of cacodylic acid (CH 3 ) As O 2 H) and sodium cacodylate (C 2 H 6 AsNaO 2 ), was a tactical arsenic-based herbicide used during the Vietnam War to destroy grasses and rice crops. Natural and synthetic sources of arsenic can degrade into…
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Open Journal of Soil Science (OJSS) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of soil science. All manuscripts must be prep… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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