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Soil compaction by tractor tillage in horticultural fields at Molelwane research farm, Mafikeng, North West Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.A. Materechera --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South Africa K. Gaobope --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South AfricaThe study was prompted by concerns that soil compaction in horticultural fields at the University research farm was limiting the performance of fruit trees and vegetable crops after fifteen years of conventional tillage with tractors. Soil penetrometer resistance and bulk... -
Where are we with whole regolith pedology? A comparative study from Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Jérôme Juilleret --- Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, Luxembourg Antonio C de Azevedo --- Department of Soil Science, Brazil Roseclenia A Santos --- Department of Soil Science, Brazil Jean CB dos Santos --- Department of Agronomy, Brazil Fabricio de A Pedron --- Department of Soil Science, Brazil Stefaan Dondeyne --- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, BelgiumAn integrated knowledge of the soil and its deeper substratum is required when dealing with environmental issues and Critical Zone research. Though the lower boundary for classifying soils is set at 200 cm in both Soil Taxonomy (ST) and the...