A field experiment was executed to investigate the influence of different tillage practices and herbicide application on the physical properties of soil and yield of maize crop at the research farm o ... Read More
Tillage is one of the important management tools, and it may affect soil structure. In this research, the effect of 3 tillage systems including conventional (CT), minimum (MT) and no tillage (NT) tog ... Read More
The intensive exploitation of soils leads to deterioration of their water and nutrient regime, soil erosion, salinization and desertification. The atmospheric moisture is only source of water supply ... Read More
The availability of limited irrigation water in rainfed regions is the most challenging constraint to harvest the maximum agronomic benefits. The adaptation of smart water-saving techniques is desper ... Read More
Subnival habitats of the Central Caucasus represent typical rocky environments with very sparse soil cover and patchy vegetation. We studied how spatial distribution of plant species in a subnival ha ... Read More
The ameliorative potential of goat droppings (GD) for crude oil polluted soil was explored in this study. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of using stored goat droppings to atten ... Read More
Transformer oil spillage into the soil, if not properly handled, can lead to ground water and soil pollution, there by posing serious environmental and health threat. The transformer oil contaminated ... Read More
Nowadays heavy metals especially Cr have posed a serious threat to water bodies due to environmental pollution. The tannery industries in Bangladesh have been releasing a significant amount of Cr for ... Read More
Effective plant residue management is crucial in the replanting operation of mature oil palm plantation s. Control of the large amount and volume of the fallen palm trunks is challenging. Biological ... Read More
The conventional system of raising rubber seedlings in nurseries is the soil-polybag growing system with sprinkler irrigation. The drawback of this system is associated with high water wastage and la ... Read More
Chickpea relies on inoculation with N2-fixing bacteria to fulfill its N requirement. The efficacy of the inoculation process hangs on the success of association between N2-fixing bacteria and Chickpe ... Read More
Weed management in crop production has the objective of reducing plant nutrient competition with minimal effect on soil microbial load. Hence, it is important to investigate the effect of botanicals ... Read More
Industrial wastewater contains a variety of contaminants like salts, organic carbon, and heavy metals. Among the heavy metals, cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are considered highly toxic even at low conce ... Read More
The aim of this study was to investigate the uptake and accumulation of heavy metals including cadmium, chromium, iron, nickel, and lead in 8 food crops irrigated with industrial wastewater and corre ... Read More
Boron (B) is vital for crops and helps in grain setting, but its deficiency is increasing due to its fixation in calcareous soils of Pakistan which results in premature opening of spikelets and failu ... Read More
Climate change and frequent drought events in arid regions present challenges for crop production and food security in many parts of the world. Objectives of the present research were to enhance whea ... Read More
The management of disposable diapers is a major problem. Moreover, light-textured soils are characterized by low water holding capacity and excessive drainage, thus significant portion of irrigation ... Read More
This study was conducted to model several chemical properties of shallow well waters and to investigate the spatial variability of these properties in different regions over two provinces in Iraq - W ... Read More
Knowledge of the combining effect of agricultural practices and slope on soil erodibility is important to promote their suitable use and constitutes a key parameter for their sustainable conservation ... Read More