Recently added articles from Australian Journal of Soil Research:
Carbon storage in a Ferrosol under subtropical rainforest, tree plantations, and pasture is linked to soil aggregation.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Introduction Managing the carbon (C) storage capacity of soils has been proposed as a method to counteract increasing atmospheric C[O.sub.2] concentration. However, better understanding is required of the mechanisms controlling soil organic C (SOC) storage and turnover in ...
Burning management and carbon sequestration of upland heather moorland in the UK.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Introduction Land management in the 21st Century has become multifunctional. The primary roles that land once had for mankind, to provide food and resources, now have to compete with environmental considerations. As human demands intensify, agriculture and land-based systems ...
Influence of conservation tillage practices on soil properties and crop yields for maize and wheat cultivation in Beijing, China.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Introduction Conventional tillage has been practiced for centuries in China. This method is believed to reduce compaction, provide a favourable seed bed, increase root growth and development, control weeds, and maintain crop yields (Gao et al. 1999). On the other hand, many ...
Long-term effect of pastures on soil quality in acid soil of North-East India.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Introduction The north-eastern region of India comprising 8 States (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura) represents a distinct geophysical region. It has 8.30% (27.49 Mha) of the country's area and 3.90% (39.96 million) of the ...
Impact of soil conditions on hydrology and water quality for a brown clay in the north-eastern cereal zone of Australia.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Introduction Extensive cropping along the drier western margins of the north-eastern cropping zone has been considered 'marginal' in terms of both profitability and natural resource maintenance because of unreliable rainfall, low yields and in many cases shallow soils with ...