Non-invasive geophysical imaging of Maori ancestral burial sites (urupa) have allowed us to test when and where geophysical surveys are most likely to succeed. Results from five sites, with both marked and unmarked graves, in three coastal settings along the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand show that burials in clay and silt (loess) can be readily identified using geophysical techn...

Real-time quantitative PCR assays, targeting part of the ammonia-monooxygenase (amoA), nitrous oxide reductase (nosZ), and 16S rRNA genes were coupled with (15)N pool dilution techniques to investigate the effects of long-term agricultural management practices on potential gross N mineralization and nitrification rates, as well as ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), denitrifier, and total bacteri...

* Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (V. Ferro 1537-5110/$ e see front matter a 2010 IAgrE doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.03.013 A comparison between laser diffraction method (LDM) and the sieve-hydrometer method (SHM) was carried out for 228 soil samples representing a different texture classification sampled in a Sicilian basin. The analysis demonstrated that the sand con...

Corn acreage has increased in recent years in Louisiana. Much of this is on mixed to heavy Mississippi River alluvial soils and to a lesser extent on loessial silt loams of the Macon Ridge. Each of these soil groups are unique in their phys­ ical and chemical characteristics and different management strategies may be required to produce optimal yield. Research has indicated that corn performs b...

accurate knowledge of spatial distribution of soil physical and chemical properties is needed for suitable management and proper use of rangelands in masileh plain, qom, iran. in present study, for the spatial modeling of chemical and physical parameters such as sodium (na), calcium (ca), soluble potassium (k), magnesium (mg), electrical conductivity (ec), saturation percentage (sp%), silt, cla...

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of different soil media on seed germination and seedling growth of peach during 2001 and 2002 in Orakzai Agency. Different soil media alone and in combination used for seed germination of peach were Farm Yard Manure, Saw dust, Canal silt, FYM + Sawdust, FYM + Canal silt, Sawdust + Silt and FYM + Sawdust +Silt. Different media showed non significa...

Herewith we present a multi-phase model for debris flows, of which the flow body is supposed to be composed water, fine sediment (clay/silt) and grains. The rheology flows varies due dynamical variation composition concentrations. In study component silt/clay an individual phase, its concentration plays key role in determining interstitial fluid. Hence, there are three phases mixture, grain cla...

Soil texture is an important environmental factor that influences the crop productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum) because it provides all nutrients required for growth plants. The soil based on classified into four classes: silt, clay, sand, and loam. mineral particles was by United States Department Agriculture (USDA). According to USDA, loam have a size between sand (2.00–1.0 mm) silt (0.0...

the present research was performed in patom, namkhaneh, gorazbon, chelir and baharbon districts in kheyrud forest. due to existence of forest typology map and extension of study area, this study was confined to beech dominated forests. a stratified sampling method based on landform is used to locate 1000 m2 circular sample plots. the number of fagus orientalis lipsky trees ? 7.5 cm in dbh withi...