in response to the demand for soil spatial information, the acquisition of digital auxiliary data and their matching with field soil observations is on the increase. with the harmonization of these data sets, through computer based methods, the so-called digital soil maps are increasingly being found to be as reliable as the traditional soil mapping practices, and with no prohibitive costs. the...

iron is an essential nutrients in rice. accurate assessment of this element in paddy soils is very important. improving fertility management, accurate interpolation, being aware of spatial variability and patterns of distribution of micronutrients are the most important factors in soil management and accurate consumption of fertilizers. this study was done for investigating of available iron, d...

the purpose of this study is to assess farmers’ attitude toward the soil conservation practices in the kushk-abad catchment basins in the province of khorasan razavi. a sample of 200 farmers was randomly selected from 1200 farmers living in kardeh catchment basin. data collection was done through a questionnaire that was administered in 2014. validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a pan...

Climate is one of the most important factors determining variation in forest structure, but whether soils have independent effects is less clear. We evaluate how climate and soil independently affect forest structure, using 89 200 stems ≥ 10 cm dbh from 220 1-ha permanent plots distributed along environmental gradients in lowland Bolivia. Fifteen forest structural variables, related to vertical...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate financial participation of farmers to reduce the adverse environmental effects of contaminated water by using contingent valuation approach and tobit model by heckman's two stage. to achieve the desired goal, 100 questionnaires collected by a random sampling from farmers of kashaf- rood basin in mashhad city in 2014. results showed that variables of age,...

Understory vegetation plays a vital role in regulating soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) characteristics due to differences in plant functional traits. Different understory vegetation types have been reported following aerial seeding. While aerial seeding is common in areas with serious soil erosion, few studies have been conducted to investigate changes in soil C and N cycling as affected by un...

in this study, some habitat characteristics of iranian rose (hulthemia persica) were studied in gonbad watershed in hamedan providence, iran. soil samples were taken by a systematic randomized method at elevation 2000-2400 m above sea level. samples were taken from 0-30 cm depth. in the laboratory, n, p, k% and organic matter (oc%), soil acidity (ph), conductivity (ec) and soil texture were det...

The rate of erosion is the product of the concentration of active soil aggregates and their mean vertical velocity. The sediment concentration for a given time is proportional to the probability of detachment of first-time mobilized soil aggregates and to the probability of the deposited sediments’ redetachment. The probability of soil aggregate activation is equal to the probability of the dri...

In this study, some habitat characteristics of Iranian rose (Hulthemia persica) were studied in Gonbad watershed in Hamedan providence, Iran. Soil samples were taken by a systematic randomized method at elevation 2000-2400 m above sea level. Samples were taken from 0-30 cm depth. In the laboratory, N, P, K% and organic matter (OC%), soil acidity (pH), conductivity (EC) and soil texture were det...