The leachate contains dissolved and suspended organic and inorganic, toxic or chemicals pollutants. Leachate can contaminate groundwater, surface water and soil. It can further have detrimental health effects on human being. This study sets out to investigate the effects of land treatment of municipal landfill’s leachate on the natural reduction of nitrogen and phosphorous density existing in t...

Soil microbial communities are structured by biogeochemical processes that occur at many different spatial scales, which makes soil sampling difficult. Because soil microbial communities are important in nutrient cycling and soil fertility, it is important to understand how microbial communities function within the heterogeneous soil landscape. In this study, a self-organizing map was used to d...

Background/Need: The potential for groundwater contamination by fixed nitrogen forms originating from septic tank soil absorption systems is a widespread and growing concern. This concern is exacerbated by significant difficulties and uncertainties in predicting the transformations and fate of nitrogen in any given soil-based wastewater infiltration system. Monitoring to evaluate the extent to ...

one of the biggest barriers for agricultural production in iran is water deficit. however, certain optimum approaches for water application can solve this problem. deficit irrigation technique is an approach that could have a better and economic use of water in agriculture. in this regard, a research with three factors including two irrigation intervals of 8 and 12 days, two nitrogen fertilizer...

Rhizobia are bacteria that can fi xate atmospheric nitrogen in association within the root or the stem nodules of legume plants and transform atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia. Soil environmental conditions are critical factors for the persistence and survival of rhizobia in the soil. Th e changes in the rhizosphere environment can aff ect both growth and saprophytic competence, which will infl u...

introduction: broadcast fertilization method increases fertilizer losses while results in lower nutrient absorption by plant roots. fertigation is an effective method to increase water and fertilizer efficiency and to reduce the losses of nitrogen. moreover, it allows farmers to apply the nutrients in splits and few amounts in response to crop needs. in the present study, a field experiment was...

Alterations in global and regional precipitation patterns are expected to affect plant and ecosystem productivity, especially in water-limited ecosystems. This study examined the effects of natural and supplemental (25% increase) seasonal precipitation on a sotol grassland ecosystem in Big Bend National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert. Physiological responses – leaf photosynthesis at saturating l...

Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency in crop production is important for obvious economic and environmental reasons. Nitrogen fertilization of corn usually provides the greatest return on investment of any crop input; therefore, farmers and their agricultural advisors must insure adequate N is available for the crop to maximize yields and economic returns. Soil contains N in organic (soil orga...

We report the design of a silicon chip dedicated to the in-situ monitoring of soil nitrogen cycle in wheat crop. Our study shows that ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) microsensors are suitable for quick on-site or long-term analysis of nutrients measured directly in soil as opposed to soil extracts analysis. Our pH-ISFET recorded soil pH for six months with results in good accordan...