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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…
Sukhdev S. Malhi
In organic farming, artificial/synthetic inorganic fertilizers/chemicals are not applied to increase crop yields, but adequate amounts of nutrients are essential for sustainable high production from agricultural crops. Two 3-year (2008 - wheat, 2009 – pea, an…
Shao-Qiang Tao, Qiang Xia, Lin Zhu, Jing-jing Chen, Ya- Nan Wang, Bing Qin
To analyze the bacterial communities in lime concretion black soil upon the incorporation of crop residues for two years in wheat-maize system, total DNA was directly extracted and PCR-amplified with the F357GC and R518 primers targeting the 16S rRNA genes of…
Jude Chukwuma Obi, Bassey Thomas Udoh
The objective of the study was to establish approximate relationships between yield and soil nutrients in oil palm production. The study was conducted in Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) substation Ibesit ekoi in Oruk Anam Local Government Are…
Defang Zeng, Xinrong Luo
Seedling period is an important stage of plant growth. This research was mainly to analysis the influence of chitosan on wheat seedling growth and physiological mechanisms under drought stress. The results showed that the group coated with chitosan significan…
Тatyana А. Trifonova, Ekaterina Y. Alkhutova
This work is devoted to studying of the accumulation peculiarities of heavy metals (HM) by the meadow phytocenosis plants and also plants phytomeliotating properties at various levels of soil contamination. The system “cespitose-podsol soil – meadow vegetatio…
Richard L. Haney, Alan. J. Franzluebbers, Virginia. L. Jin, Mari-Vaughn. Johnson, Elizabeth. B. Haney, Mike. J. White, Robert. D. Harmel
Traditionally, soil-testing laboratories have used a variety of methods to determine soil organic matter, yet they lack a practical method to predict potential N mineralization/immobilization from soil organic matter. Soils with high micro-bial activity may e…
Pakhshan M. Maulood, Akram O. Esmail, Mohammed S.S. Dohuki, Dalshad A. Darwesh
This study was conducted during 2008-2009 ,which included calcium carbonate determination from 84 locations (40 soil samples from Erbil, 24 samples from Sulaimani and Kirkuk in addition to 20 samples from Duhok) using calimetric and titration method. The resu…
Zhongqi He, Hailin Zhang, O. Modesto Olanya, Jonathan M. Frantz, Robert P. Larkin
Phosphorus (P) fertilization is frequently needed for profitable crop production. Modified Morgan P (MMP) is a soil test P used to estimate plant available P in soils. The critical values of MMP for P fertilization and maintenance recommendations are based on…
Upendra M. Sainju, Andrew W. Lenssen, Thecan Caesar-TonThat, Jalal D. Jabro, Robert T. Lartey, Robert G. Evans, Brett L. Allen
Information is needed on novel management practices to increase dryland C sequestration and soil quality in the northern Great Plains, USA. We evaluated the effects of tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice on dryland crop biomass (stems and leaves) yi…
Mohammad Z. Afsar, Sirajul Hoque, K. T. Osman
Establishment of phosphate (P) retention and release capacity of soils is essential for effective nutrient management and environmental protection. In this experiment, we studied the influence of soil properties on P desorption and the relationship between ph…
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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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