[HTML][HTML] Applications and challenges of digital soil mapping in Africa

AM Nenkam, AMJC Wadoux, B Minasny, FBT Silatsa… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
The mapping of soils in Africa is at least a century old. We currently have access to various
maps depicting mapping units locally and for the continent. In the past two decades, there …

Spatial prediction of soil properties using random forest, k-nearest neighbors and cubist approaches in the foothills of the Ural Mountains, Russia

A Suleymanov, I Tuktarova, L Belan… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2023 - Springer
Soil organic matter (SOM) and pH are important indicators to evaluate soil quality. This study
applied several machine learning (ML) techniques, namely Random Forest (RF), k-Nearest …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of land-use and topography on soil physicochemical properties in the Wamancho watershed, Southern Ethiopia

M Masha, M Belayneh, E Bojago, S Tadiwos… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
For sustainable land management, clear information that accounts for changes in land-use
types and landscapes is essential. The purpose of this study was to examine how land-use …

Effect of lime rates and method of application on soil properties of acidic Luvisols and wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) yields in northwest Ethiopia

W Ejigu, YG Selassie, E Elias, E Molla - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Soil acidity has become a major constraint that threatens sustainable agricultural production
in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to evaluate effects of lime rates and application …

Calibrated SoilOptix® estimates of soil pH and exchangeable cations in three agricultural fields in western Canada–implications for managing spatially variable soil …

RO Enesi, MF Dyck, MS Thilakarathna, SE Strelkov… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Spatial variability in soil pH is a major contributor to within-field variations in soil fertility and
crop productivity. An improved understanding of the spatial variability of soil pH within …

Breeding Maize (Zea mays L.) for Aluminum Tolerance through Heterosis and Combining Ability

F Asfawu, G Nayagam, E Fikiru… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil acidity, a major threat to food security in developing countries, can cause a staggering
71% decline in maize (Zea mays L.) production. Identifying the genetic basis of aluminum …

The role of digital soil information in assisting precision soil management

B Iticha, M Kamran, R Yan, D Siuta, A Al-Hashimi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil information is the basis for the site-specific management of soils. The study aimed to
digitize soil information and classify it into soil mapping units (SMUs) using geostatistics. The …

Exploring the Influence of Land Use Types on Soil Properties at Arjo‐Dhidhessa Sugar Estate, Western Ethiopia

W Geleta Likasa, F Fufa Feyessa… - Applied and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the influence of land use types and soil depth on soil's
physicochemical properties in the Sugar Estate of Arjo‐Dhidhessa, western Ethiopia. This …

Genetic variability for growth and yield traits of Ethiopian highland barley landraces on acid soils, in the choke water shade, Ethiopia

Y Bezie, M Atnaf, M Taye - Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 2024 - Springer
Despite its importance for food security, economic stability, and cultural identity, barley
production in Ethiopia is constrained with soil acidity affecting about 43% of the total arable …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of a pasture area based on soil agrochemical indices and improvement measures.

D Dicu, R Bertici, M Herbei, F Sala - 2022 - managementjournal.usamv.ro
The study evaluated the quality of the soil within an agricultural area, the category of pasture
use, in terms of agrochemical indices. A surface of 485.94 ha was studied, from the area of …