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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…
Kenneth Ray Olson, Sergey Stanislavovich Chernyanskii
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principal rivers are the Karun and Shatt al-Arab. The Karun River has a 950 km length. The Karun River starting point is the convergence of the Amand, Kuhrang, and Bazoft rivers. From their headwater sources in the mountains of…
James Jihoon Kang, Adam Flores, Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, Jungseok Ho, 1 1
Construction activities often involve removal of topsoil and compaction of the exposed soil by heavy equipments. Such compacted soils with low organic matter can lead to low infiltration and poor vegetation establishment. The objective of this study was to in…
Lloyd Murdock, Anastasios Karathanasis, Dottie Call, Dana L. Dinnes, Amitava Chatterjee
A greenhouse experiment was conducted involving intact fragipan soil cores of 50 cm thickness after removing the topsoil horizons. The cores were maintained in moist condition throughout the experiment and received several treatments with various amendments f…
Kenneth Ray Olson
The Dnieper River headwaters are in Russia’s Valdai Hills and the river flows south to the Black Sea. The Dnieper River provides a waterway in which to transport goods to and from various European nations. In addition, the dams on the river provide hydro powe…
Mohammadali Nikpey, Javad Robatjazi, Shahabeddin Garmehei, Hendra Gonsalve W. Lasar, Nguyen Khoi Nghia, Benjamin Kwadwo Agyei
Assessing soil quality is a critical strategy for diagnosing soil status and anticipating concerns in land use systems for agricultural sustainability. In this study, two soil quality assessment indices, the Integrated Quality Index (IQI) and Nemoro Quality I…
Elias Salameh, Hakam Al-Alami, Ibraheem Hamdan, 1 1
Erosion as a natural process produces soils, which are very important natural resources for the fest land plant- and animal kingdoms. Loss of the soil cover reduces agricultural production, biodiversity, and the role of soil as a filter for infiltrating water…
Sehi Zokagon Sylvain, Konan Kouassi Urbain, Adechina Olayossimi, Ouattara Amidou, Kouamé Firmin, Bongoua Jeanne Devisme, Cherif Mamadou, Brahima Koné, 1 1
In the tropics, lowland rice cultivation is often confronted with the problem of iron toxicity. The solution proposed by research in general is the use of industrial silicon. However, the high cost of industrial silicon limits its adoption by farmers. A study…
Kenneth Ray Olson
The Jordan River, also referred to as <i>Nahr Al Sharieat</i> in Arabic, is a long river in the Middle East that flows from north to south through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. The Jordan River is bordered by the Golan Heights and the Hashemite Kingdom…
Lorra Belle Hill
Fecal coliform bacteria such as <i>Escher</i><i>ichia</i><i> </i><i>coli</i> (<i>E.</i><i> </i><i>coli</i>) are one of the main sources of groundwater pollution. An assessment of the transport and Persistence of <i>E.</i><i> </i><i>c</i>oli in poultry litter…
Neil-Yohan Musadji, Rolf Gaël Mabicka Obame, Michel Mbina Mounguengui, Jean Aubin Ondo, Lydie-Stella Koutika, Eric Ravire, Claude Geffroy
Assessing soil quality is essential for crop management and soil temporal changes. The present study aims to evaluate soil quality in the Ferralitic soils context countrywide. This assessment was done using multivariate soil quality indice (SQI) models, such…
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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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