Experiments with potted plants and removed understories have indicated that understory vegetation often affects the chemical and microbial properties of soil. In this study, we examined the mechanism and extent of the influence of understory vegetation on the chemical and microbial properties of soil in plantation forests. The relationships between the vegetational structure (diversity for diff...

Soil incubations are a common practice typically employed in assessing the effect of some treatment on the availability and solubility of phosphorus (P). However, standard sample preparation (drying and sieving) can alter soil chemical and physical properties, resulting in possible changes in P behavior upon soil incubation. Sixty surface soil samples were collected, air dried, and sieved befor...

awareness of the effects of fire on various aspects of an ecosystem after the fire,is important for range management. changes in soil physical and chemical propertiescaused by fire can be the cause of changes in the vegetation. in this study, effects of fire onphysical and chemical characteristics of soil were investigated. this research was carriedout in a randomized block design method in the...

1. A considerable advance has been made in the study of the fulvic extract of soil organic matter. A new method has been introduced whereby the fulvic extract is separated by a selective adsorption technique into four distinct fractions. 2. These fractions have been obtained from the fulvic extracts from four widely diverse types of soil. 3. A preliminary examination of the chemical properties ...

3.2. Effects on soil health, quality and fertility 3.2.1. Soil organic matter 3.2.2. Biological properties 3.2.3. Chemical properties 3.2.3.1. pH 3.2.3.2. N 3.2.3.3. P 3.2.3.4. K 3.2.3.5. Other elements 3.2.3.6. Electrical conductivity 3.2.3.7 Cation Exchange Capacity 3.2.4. Physical properties 3.2.4.1. Water holding capacity and porosity 3.2.4.2. Bulk density/Penetration resistance 3.2.4.3. Ag...

Large amounts of fertilizers and pesticides applied annually to agricultural soils improve the physical and chemical properties of soil but, when they are applied without control they can cause serious environmental problems. The farms of Tizayuca in Hidalgo State produce about 30000 tons of manure per day, which are applied indiscriminately in the same region for agricultural use. The aim of t...