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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…
Zaher Barghouthi, Sameer Amereih, Basel Natsheh, Mazen Salman
Ion Exchange membrane technology (IEM) is a method that allowed a single extraction process and a single subsequent measurement of different elements that are available in soil. The values of the available forms of the different macro- and micronutrients obta…
Emmanuel Osadu Ghartey, Gabriel N. N. Dowuona, Eric K. Nartey, Thomas A. Adjadeh, Innocent Y. D. Lawson
Three land use types (natural fallow, Leucaena leucocephala woodlot and cultivated plots) on a Ferric Acrisol in a semi-arid tropical zone of Ghana were compared to assess their effects on variability in selected soil properties and plant biomass accumulation…
Kofi Agyarko, Joseph Adu, Daniel Gyasi, Samuel Kumi, Lydia Mensah
Soil erosion studies around houses in four communities in Ghana were carried out from August to November, 2010. Thirty houses were selected from each of the four communities for the study. Measurements of slope and the depth of exposed foundation of houses we…
Orhan Dengiz, Mustafa Saglam, F. Esra Sarioglu, Fikret Saygin, Cagla Atasoy
The name of Vertisol is derived from Latin “vertere” meaning to invert. This case restricts development of soil horizons in profile. These soils have the capacity to swell and shrink, inducing cracks in the upper parts of the soil and distinctive soil structu…
Bente Foereid
Nutrient limitation in agriculture is a big problem in many tropical areas. Much research has focused on the optimal use of crop residues in agriculture. Recent work indicates that plant residue decomposition rates, including nutrient release rates can be inc…
Kaleel Mohammed Thabayneh, Mohanad Mohammed Jazzar
The activity concentrations of the natural radionuclides namely 238 U, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs are measured for soil samples collected from different locations of Tulkarem district in West Back-Palestine. High-resolution gamma spectrometry (HPGe detector) was…
Carles M. Rubio, Xavier Ubeda, Francesc Ferrer
The purpose of this research is to explore the variability on the soil thermal conductivity -?- after a prescribe fire, and to assess the effects of the ashes on the heat transfer once it’s were incorporated into the soil matrix. Sampling plot was located in…
Pierre S. Tsopjio Jiomeneck, Paul Tematio, Mike A. Wilson, Martin Yemefack
Morphology, mineral and geochemical investigations were carried out on two selected soil pedons (ZA and TO) developed on a late Quaternary-aged strombolian cone to better understand andosolization processes in Mount Bambouto, Cameroon. Both pedons have A-BC-C…
Maria L. Silveira, Konda R. Reddy, Nicholas B. Comerford
Litter is an important source of easily mineralizable C, N, and P for microbial metabolism in forest ecosystems; however, its decomposition is dependent upon a variety of biotic and abiotic factors, including litter chemical composition and plant specie, soil…
Carles M. Rubio, Ramon Josa, Francesc Ferrer
The aim of this research is to explore the influence of hysteresis on heat transport in soils under experimental laboratory conditions. The obtained results shown that, thermal properties as are volumetric specific heat capacity (C<sub>v</sub>) and thermal co…
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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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