• A laboratory trial was conducted to study the effects of γ-PGA on soil nitrogen and carbon leaching loss and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission by applying 0, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 g γ-PGA kg -1 soil to soil receiving 150 kg N ha -1 in the form of urea. (bioone.org)
  • Cumulative total dissolved nitrogen loss was diminished by 7.16%-40.10% when the γ-PGA application rate was 0.2-0.8 g kg -1 soil. (bioone.org)
  • Lei Zhang , Decai Gao , Jie Li , Nana Fang , Lingli Wang , and Yuanliang Shi "Effects of poly-γ-glutamic acid on soil nitrogen and carbon leaching and CO 2 fluxes in a sandy clay loam soil," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97(2), 319-328, (21 March 2017). (bioone.org)
  • Development of best management practices can help improve inorganic nitrogen (N) availability to plants and reduce nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) leaching in soils. (usda.gov)
  • The soil of the experiment field belongs to sandy clay loam, available nitrogen (133.4 kg ha-1), phosphorus (16.8 kg ha-1), potassium (113.1 kg ha-1), and sulfur (4.80 mg kg-1), respectively. (asianrepository.com)
  • Excess nitrogen in the soil can cause excessive vegetative growth on plants at the expense of flower bud development. (backyardgardener.com)
  • The measured absorbance values for soil extract filtrates were plotted against the calibration curve to derive the sample nitrate nitrogen (N) concentration (µg N/mL). (europa.eu)
  • Components of loam will contain sand, silt, and clay soil but not the problems. (garantgreens.ca)
  • Northwest soils (Portneuf silt loam and Wolverine sand). (usda.gov)
  • As these beneficial micro-organisms are depleted out of the soil over time, and to avoid soil compaction and to replenish nutrients, it is recommended to apply Daddy Pete's Sandy Loam Top Soil in early fall and early spring to maintain a healthy soil environment for your lawn or garden. (pittsborofeed.com)
  • Additional reported benefits of adopting SHMS included decreased erosion and soil compaction, earlier access to fields in wet years, and increased resilience to extreme weather, among other benefits. (nacdnet.org)
  • Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. (pfaf.org)
  • The organism is recovered from soil in areas with yearly annual rainfall averaging 5-20 inches, hot summers, infrequent winter freezes, and alkaline soil (1). (cdc.gov)
  • It tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but prefers a neutral to slightly acidic ( pH 6.3 to 7.0), well-drained, sandy or loamy soil. (wikipedia.org)
  • Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. (pfaf.org)
  • It prefers dry or moist soil. (pfaf.org)
  • Prefers a rich sandy loam[1]. (pfaf.org)
  • Located near the town of Occidental, this vineyard is planted to 2 Dijon clones in Goldridge soil. (princeofpinot.com)
  • Organically and biodynamically farmed Dijon 667 and 777 clones planted in Goldridge sandy loam soil. (princeofpinot.com)
  • The test soil was a sandy loam soil collected from a fallow agricultural site with grass cover near Rugby, Warwickshire, England. (europa.eu)
  • There are so many growing requirements that can go wrong (or right) including soil type and texture, watering frequency, sunlight available and care in planting. (wildflower.org)
  • His early season weed control centers on soil preparation, well-timed irrigation and moisture management. (sare.org)
  • That time period varies with moisture, amount of cover residue, how finely the residue is chopped up during incorporation and how thoroughly the residue is incorporated with soil. (sare.org)
  • He reports the Roterra also preserves moisture by creating a loose soil mulch, and its forming shovels re-shape beds nicely. (sare.org)
  • By pushing back dry soil and creating a row furrow, he places crops into a deeper moisture layer. (sare.org)
  • A V-shaped row opener creates a firmed soil layer at its point that aligns seeds, draws moisture to them from below through capillary action and provides the ideal location for the seed radicle to penetrate lower for more moisture. (sare.org)
  • The simulation results also demonstrated that model prediction for soil moisture distribution within the flow domain was excellent. (lu.se)
  • We applied a two-stage, onerate model (2S1R) and a new, nonlinear variant (2S1RN) of this model to examine the effects of wastewater irrigation on the sorption kinetics of atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6- isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) in soil. (huji.ac.il)
  • Soil water and salinity distribution under different treatments of drip irrigation. (lu.se)
  • In this study, field experiments and numerical simulations for different drip irrigation treatments in a sandy loam soil were conducted to investigate soil water and salinity distribution as well as dye infiltration patterns. (lu.se)
  • After ceasing the designed irrigation schedule of each treatment, horizontal soil sections were dug with 10 cm intervals. (lu.se)
  • Daily irrigation regime kept the top soil layer moist with adequate amount of soil water as compared to bi-weekly regime. (lu.se)
  • Treatments considered were lipid removal, fulvic and humic acid removal, and untreated soil. (huji.ac.il)
  • Moist to wet, cool, acid soils. (wildflower.org)
  • The soil sample extract filtrates were processed as follows: 35 mL of acid mixture (250 ml of ≥95% sulphuric acid was mixed with 250 mL >85% orthophosphoric acid and 20 mg amidosulfonic acid added and mixed to dissolve) was measured into a suitable glass container and then 5 mL of soil extract filtrate added. (europa.eu)
  • Loam soil should be rich in minerals and nutrients for the plants and loose enough that roots spread out and grow healthy. (garantgreens.ca)
  • He's brought morning-glory and Johnsongrass under control without herbicides by combining intensive tool use with crop management that improves soil biological health and soil structure, and balances nutrients at optimum levels. (sare.org)
  • In this study earthworm density (ED), body biomass (EB), and diversity in relation to land use (arable land-AL, permanent grasslands-PG), management, and selected abiotic (soil chemical, physical, climate related) and biotic (arthropod density and biomass, ground beetle density, carabid density) indicators were analysed at seven different study sites in Slovakia. (mdpi.com)
  • Although soil C sequestration with cover crops (CCs) has been linked with the potential of CCs in climate change mitigation, the long-term usage of CCs on soil C storage and farm-based economics have been widely overlooked. (nature.com)
  • Storing atmospheric CO 2 in the soil is a key strategy for mitigating climate change 2 , 3 due to a greater potential of soil to store C than atmosphere 4 . (nature.com)
  • Daddy Pete's Sandy Loam Top Soil is a premium, all-purpose top soil used for top dressing lawns, for patching and filling bare spots in lawns, for leveling low places in gardens and lawns, for planting, and for seeding. (pittsborofeed.com)
  • We report a point-source outbreak of coccidioidomyco- occurred among persons working at a Native American sis among workers who participated in soil-disrupting archeological site at Dinosaur National Monument in north- activities at an archeological site in Dinosaur National eastern Utah. (cdc.gov)
  • His three-row bed shaper uses shanks and shovels to loosen soil so that large V-shaper wings with metal forming panels can throw up soil to make beds 44 inches wide and 8 inches high between 16-inch wide furrows. (sare.org)
  • Soil sampling is important to identify geographic regions where humans and animals are at risk of exposure. (plos.org)
  • A point pattern method was used to analyze elm trees within different diameter classes in both grazed and fenced plots, located in Horqin Sandy Land, China. (copernicus.org)
  • The soil samples were extracted with 100 mL 0.1M potassium chloride solution by shaking on a mechanical shaker at approximately 150 rpm for 60 minutes. (europa.eu)
  • Analysis of a blank control used 5 mL 0.1M potassium chloride in place of soil extract filtrate and the absorbance measured as described above. (europa.eu)
  • Analysis of potassium nitrate calibration solutions used 5 mL reference standard in place of soil extract filtrate and the absorbance measured as described above. (europa.eu)
  • I have very compact clay soil, fairly flat grading except it slopes slightly towards the house starting 10' from the wall, previous "owner" has placed a 3" sump pump discharge into ground and it was freezing in the winter because improper grading. (doityourself.com)
  • The 34.41 acres sits on sandy loam, but also includes areas of clay-like soil that is moderately well drained. (lodiwine.com)
  • Considering agronomic, economic, and NUE factors, an N dose of 120 kg ha−1 was found optimum for the cultivation of rainfed maize (Manakamana-3) under sandy loam soil. (ifdc.org)
  • The optimum dose of fertilizers for crops varies with soil, agro-ecology, and crop manage ment practices. (ifdc.org)
  • However, ability of soil to sequester atmospheric C, predominantly as soil organic carbon (SOC), varies across land management practices, crop rotations, quantity of C inputs, climatic conditions, and soil texture. (nature.com)
  • To accomplish these goals, NACD and SHI interviewed 30 producers, including 25 NACD Soil Health Champions across the nation on the economics of soil health management systems (SHMS) across a range of different crop types, soil types, geographies, weather patterns, management practices and more. (nacdnet.org)
  • Total amount of plant C added to soil with CCs translated into greater soil organic carbon (SOC) content by 10-20 Mg C ha −1 than the no-CC control across both sites. (nature.com)
  • This organism is present in soil and water across much of southeast Asia and in northern Australia and is increasingly being detected elsewhere, including areas of South America [1] . (plos.org)
  • Soil Range: Sandy Loam to Mostly Clay. (pfaf.org)
  • Through a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), NACD and the Soil Health Institute (SHI) worked to assess, demonstrate and communicate the economic benefits of various soil health practices on a range of different operations. (nacdnet.org)
  • We discuss the implications of the uneven distribution of B. pseudomallei in soil for future environmental studies, and describe a range of established geostatistical sampling approaches that would be suitable for the study of B. pseudomallei that take account of our findings. (plos.org)
  • These data were used as the basis for highlighting several pitfalls in current approaches to soil sampling, together with a discussion of the suitability of a range of sampling strategies in different geographical locations and for different study objectives. (plos.org)
  • According to an example simulation, the choice of the sorption model has a considerable impact on the prediction of atrazine transport in soil. (huji.ac.il)
  • Results showed that the cumulative loss of ammonium and nitrate decreased by 17.81%-29.31% and 8.27%-52.42% when the application rate of γ-PGA reached 0.1 g kg -1 soil. (bioone.org)
  • I have used these methods in sandy soil applications and they probably absorb the most and the projects where successful. (doityourself.com)
  • Reports giving the full details of the soil collections and analyses are retained with the raw data and the results obtained for the key parameters were recorded. (europa.eu)
  • They influence soil chemical, biological, and physical processes and vice versa, their abundance and diversity are influenced by natural characteristics or land management practices. (mdpi.com)
  • But don't try to plant in between, or the seed is just something else to be composted in the intense biological activity of the soil/residue mix,' he says. (sare.org)