In order to better capture empirical phenomena, research on option price and implied volatility modeling increasingly advocates the use of nonparametric methods over simple functional forms. This, however, comes at a price, since they require dense observations to yield sensible results. Calibration is therefore typically performed using aggregate data. Ironically, the use of time-series data i...

1909 Joint contribution of the Institute of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, ARO (603/2007 Series) and USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Lab.. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71:1909–1918 doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0096 Received 8 Mar. 2007. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). © Soil Science Society of America 677 S. Segoe Rd. Madison WI 53711 USA All rights reserved. No part ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of biochar amendment on soil aggregate formation and stability, and soil hydraulic properties. Biochar produced from dairy manure was added to two different soils (a silty clay and a sandy loam soil) at a ratio of 2% (w/w in dry weight basis). Incubation experiments were conducted within a 90-d period with the soils (the controls) and the soi...

Cover crops are widely considered to improve soil health in the form of erosion control, organic matter additions, and improving water-holding capacity. Despite generally well-documented benefits, cover remain under-studied Lower Mississippi River Valley (LMRV), an area historically dominated by intensive cultivated agriculture, with soils prone erosion, where need for irrigation has led unsust...

structure of air-dry soils, pedality refers to dry aggregates. Dry aggregation is an important phase of structure Soil structural stability often decreases as the intensity of cultivation genesis in arid and semiarid soils, where it is transient, increases. The effect of three different management systems (grass, no-till, and till) on soil aggregate stability and sizes were studied in formed on...

Soil health is the capability of soil to sustain plant, animal or living beings and it functions as a vital ecosystem. indicators include physical, chemical, biological indicators. physical ability meet requirements plants for water, aeration strength over time bulk density, porosity, water retention, aggregate stability, etc. that are directly related with crop productivity use efficiency.