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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…
Konan Kouakou Marius, Kouamé N’guessan, Kouassi Kouadio Ignace, Koffi Kouamé Kévin, Kouamé Kouassi, Zoro Bi Irié Arsène, Dogbo Dénézon Odette
Looking of finding an alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers to increase yields of cassava ( Manihot esculenta ), trials were carried out in the Lamto zone in central Côte d’Ivoire. Thus, the effects of compost and ash from cocoa shell and NPK w…
Kenneth R. Olson, David R. Speidel, 1 1, 1 1
For more than 2500 years, soil tunnels have been used in warfare and smuggling. Initially tunnels were utilized to attack fortresses that were underlain by unconsolidated (non-bedrock) soil materials. Later tunnels provided housing and served as smuggling cor…
Alui Konan Alphonse, Ballo Koffi Celestin, Kouassi Kouakou Joselin, Yao-Kouamé Albert
Degradation of the physical quality of the soil is a common problem encountered in agrosystems, particularly in the case of open field cropping systems in the northern areas of C ô te d’Ivoire. Thus, the structural stability of the soil, which is a good…
Naima Azaiez, Ansar Alleoua, Narjes Baazaoui, Nawal Qhtani
Water erosion remains the major problem in many countries, especially those with an extension in the arid and semi-arid area and those marked by a long dry season. The intensification of land degradation which is a result of the strong erosive dynamics on a g…
Silke Cram, Pilar Fernández, Horacio Carranza, Manuel Hernández, Claudia Ponce de León, Ana M. Noguez Gálvez
Urban agriculture plays an important role in supplying produces to big cities; however, the quality of water used for irrigation can hinder this activity. Hence, the purpose of this study was to evaluate metal inputs, as well as their transfer and translocati…
Colin Tobin, Shikha Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Tong Wang, Peter Sexton
Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) is an alternative that can help in intensifying food production while benefiting the environment. However, the assessments of the impacts of ICLS on the soil and economic benefits relative to specific environments in So…
Gilbert Ayine Akolgo, Francis Kemausuor, Edward Abingya Awafo, Emmanuel Amankwah, Thomas Atta-Darkwa, Eric Osei Essandoh, Ato Bart-Plange, Claudia Maria Branco de Freitas Maia
Ghana’s soil is continuously declining in fertility due to continuous cultivation and rapid mineralization of its soil organic matter. Previous studies have touted the potential of biochar to help improve soil properties and increase the yield of crops. This…
Souleymane B. D. Diatta, Laure N. Tall, Yacine B. Ndour, Mbacke Sembene, Komi Assigbetsé
The soils of the semi-arid Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa have been identified as being highly vulnerable to soil degradation with impacts on their capacity to provide goods and services in which soil microorganisms participate. Unfortunately, soil mic…
Atta-Darkwa Thomas, Antwi Eric Ofosu, Amankwah Emmanuel, Ankamah Johnson De-Graft, Akolgo Gilbert Ayine, Austin Asare, Antwi Alexander
Infiltration is an important component of the hydrological cycle. It provides soil moisture in the vadose zone to support plant growth. This study was conducted to compare the validity of four infiltration models with measured values from the double ring infi…
Kenneth R. Olson, David R. Speidel
One only needs to study the soil and geologic history and location of the ancient Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to understand why Len Small levee if patched will continue to fail. Much of Dogtooth Bend located in Alexander County, Illinois was originally in the…
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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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