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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…
Lawrence H. Tanner, David L. Smith, Jessica Curry, Justin Twist
We investigated the effects of land-use changes on soil carbon storage and soil CO 2 flux by comparing soils from mature cloud forest and 31-year-old secondary forest, both in the Santa Elena Forest Reserve, a municipallyowned reserve at an elevation of 1600…
A. U. Akpan-Idiok, K. I. Ofem
Obudu Cattle Ranc h covers an area of 240 0 hactares at an altitude of 900 - 1500 m above mean sea level and is suitable for cultivation of cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ), tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), Irish potato ( Solanum tuberosum ), spinach ( Spinacia o…
Grizelle González, Francisco J. Rivera-Figueroa, William A. Gould, Sharon A. Cantrell, José R. Pérez-Jiménez
In this study, we determine differences in total biomass of soil microorganisms and community structure (using the most probable number of bacteria (MPN) and the number of fungal genera) in patterned ground features (PGF) and adjacent vegetated soils (AVS) in…
Ashoka Sarker, Md. Abul Kashem, Khan Towhid Osman
A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the yield of Indian spinach ( Basella alba L.) and their uptake and availability of phosphorus from lime and phosphorus amended acidic soil. Four rates of lime (L) equivalent to 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 kg CaCO 3 h…
Kazuyo Hanyu, Kenji Tamura, Hidetoshi Mori
Introduction: The effects of performing soil observation on autonomic nerve function (ANS) and the profile of mood states (POMS) particularly for upsurge of sentiment w ere studied table. Methods: The subjects were divided into two groups : Group A with soil…
Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Enamul Haque, Khan Towhid Osman
Forty five soil samples were collected from the four pedons of the hill areas at Chittagong University based on the depth of soil horizon. Soil profiles on hill top were relatively well developed and belonged to Ultisols according to USDA soil Taxonomy. The p…
Michael Yongha Boh, Joachim Sauerborn
We evaluated the effect of NaCl-induced salinity and successive urine fertilization on changes in cultivation substrate chemical properties in a greenhouse study. The substrate was composed of an equal volume ratio mixture of bio-waste compost, quartz sand an…
Désiré Tsozué, Bertand Roger Haiwe, Jean Louleo, Jean Pierre Nghonda
Local initiatives of hardé soils rehabilitation in Maroua region have been analyzed. Fieldwork consisted of conducting observations and surveys beside farmers in two study sites, Mizileng and Zokok. Investigations on perception of land degradation signs by fa…
Assemu Tesfa, Shigdaf Mekuriaw
Ethiopia is among the poorest countries in which poverty, land and resource degradation appear to feed off each other. The irony is that Ethiopia is a country with high biodiversity and distinctive ecosystems and the natural resource base is critical to the e…
Valéria Santos Cavalcante, Gustavo Caione, Luiz Felipe Gevenez de Souza, Renato de Mello Prado, Anderson Fernando Wamser
Available information of the effects of manganese nutrition on the forage genus Urochloa is scarce. In the context, this study aims to evaluate the tolerance of Urochloa brizantha cv. MG5 to Mn toxicity. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Uni…
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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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