The interactions of the different components of soils, such as living biomass and organic matter, with mineral surfaces are of considerable interest due to their environmental reactivity and potential for improving carbon ...

Agro-industrial wastes are commonly used as nitrogen sources in agriculture, and its availability depends on the dynamics of nitrogen mineralization. The pH has great effects on soil nitrogen dynamics; thus, we hypothesized ...

The conversion of native vegetation to tree plantation (afforestation) implies a drastic change in life forms and as a consequence, changes in the microenvironmental conditions, and the quantity and quality of organic ...

The cation exchange capacity of soils (CEC) is largely affected by the mineralogy of their parent material. Soils of the Argentinean Pampas develop on illitic loess, mixed, in variable proportions, with volcanic ashes. ...

This study aimed to characterize soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emission associated with soil pore distribution in an Oxisol and Ultisol under chiseling in the planting row and in total area for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) ...

Use of organic fertilizers in integrated crop-livestock (iCL) systems may affect soil phosphorus fractions. This study aimed to determine phosphorus fractions in the soil under the iCL system after six years of application ...

Early regeneration is a critical life stage that affects the future species composition of forests. Knowledge about regeneration success under different environmental conditions allows better understanding of forest dynamics. ...

The use of animal-origin residues as a nutrient source without prior and proper investigations on their positive and negative impacts can affect the quality of agricultural soils and the environment into which they are ...