Superabsorbent hydrogel (SAH) as a soil amendment for drought management: A review

A Saha, S Sekharan, U Manna - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the worst natural disasters that affect the economic, social, and
environmental status of any country. The long-term drought affects the soil ecosystem and …

Biochar as a carbonaceous material to enhance soil quality in drylands ecosystems: A review

ÍV do Nascimento, LG Fregolente… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drylands are fragile environments that should be carefully managed to improve their quality
and functions to achieve sustainable development. Their major problems involve low …

Soil organic matter and water retention

R Lal - Agronomy Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current and projected anthropogenic global warming and the attendant increase in the
severity and extent of soil degradation may exacerbate the intensity and duration of drought …

The effect of straw and wood gasification biochar on carbon sequestration, selected soil fertility indicators and functional groups in soil: an incubation study

V Hansen, D Müller-Stöver, LJ Munkholm, C Peltre… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Annual removal of crop residues may lead to depletion of soil organic carbon and soil
degradation. Gasification biochar (GB), the carbon-rich byproduct of gasification of biomass …

[HTML][HTML] Soil bulk density assessment in Europe

P Panagos, D De Rosa, L Liakos, M Labouyrie… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The topsoil Land Use and Cover Area frame Statistical survey (LUCAS) aims at
collecting harmonised data about the state of soil health over the extent of European Union …

[PDF][PDF] Does integrated nutrient management enhance agricultural productivity

LK Jat, YV Singh, SK Meena, SK Meena… - J Pure Appl …, 2015 - academia.edu
Nowadays the global food demands of a growing human population and need for an eco-
friendly strategy for sustainable soil-plant-microbes-environmental system, require …

Traditional herbal remedies used in the management of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction in western Uganda

M Kamatenesi-Mugisha, H Oryem-Origa - African Health Sciences, 2005 - ajol.info
Background: The utilisation of ethnobotanical indigenous knowledge is vital in male sexual
reproductive health care delivery in western Uganda. Reproductive health care is the …

Effects of organic carbon and clay contents on structure‐related properties of arable soils with high clay content

H Soinne, R Keskinen, M Tähtikarhu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding of factors governing soil structural features is necessary for managing key
processes affecting crop productivity and environmental impacts of agriculture, for example …

[HTML][HTML] Soil structural vulnerability: Critical review and conceptual development

W Hu, R Cichota, M Beare, K Müller, J Drewry, A Eger - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil structure affects a range of soil functions (eg, water, air, heat, and nutrient transport) and
ecosystem services (eg, production, climate regulation). Agricultural intensification is a …

Colloidal iron and organic carbon control soil aggregate formation and stability in arable Luvisols

L Krause, E Klumpp, I Nofz, A Missong, W Amelung… - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Several beneficial soil functions are linked to aggregates, but how the formation and stability
depend on the presence of colloidal-and nanosized (1000–1 nm) bulding blocks is still …