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- How do I dry soil with a very high clay content without getting at least pea sized structures. I need to sieve it 2mm afterwards to do a density fractionation of SOM and don`t want to spoil theRecent replies ⋅ Show All (21)
Eman Aljanabi
Using wooden mortar will not damage soil aggregates within size of less than 2 mm as SOM consider to be cementing agent of fine aggregates and as you Know that SOM are the colloidal fraction of the
- Is there any common method to sterilize soil without largely changing its chemical properties? My purpose is to compare the biotic and abotic soil respiration in lab. I saw some references usingRecent replies ⋅ Show All (30)
Giancarlo Renella
In my experience soils can not be completely sterilised, even using the most drastic techniques. Did you try with fumigants (e.g. CHCl3, ethidium bromide)? Another point is that after sterilization
- Soil electrical conductivity.Recent replies ⋅ Show All (48)
Muhammad Yakubu
All contributions to this discussion are valuable and benefited immensely. Thank you all my professional colleague
- I am eager to do my PhD in soil science in Brazil or New Zealand, can any one please suggest some universities with fellowships?Recent replies ⋅ Show All (4)
Manjula Premaratne
Send me a CV. Then I can forward it to relevant academic. manjula.premaratne@
lincoln.ac.nz
- I have confusion after titration with HCl 1N. What should the colour be after titration?Recent replies ⋅ Show All (2)
Renaldo Belfon
An alternative is to not use an indicator at all , but to titrate to an end point of pH 7. That said, you will need a pretty accurate pH meter or a titrator
- Since (106) C mineralization is increased during sulfate reduction, compared to methanogenesis, why is there not an equal amount of the (16) N and (1) P associated with the organic material fluxed
- Measuring microbial activity in soilRecent replies ⋅ Show All (6)
Idowu A. Atoloye
Thank you very much Elaine. I will try and search for it. Please i will appreciate it if you can send a copy of the article to me if you have the soft copy via my e-mial: iatoloye@oauife.edu.ng.
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- I am doing my research on Ethnopedology and I need a Reference Base for comparison of farmers' soil knowledge with a standard reference base. Any suggestion with regards to the study is deeplyRecent replies ⋅ Show All (6)
Donatello Magaldi
please look at European Soil Bureau site based in Ispra,Italy.
- Eh measurement.Recent replies ⋅ Show All (5)
Manjunatha Seetharam
Fix a redox potential electrode in to the pH meter which is also used to measure the redox potential.
- I need some theories explaining the role of compost in subbressing plant diseases specially soil born diseasesRecent replies ⋅ Show All (17)
Sarra Saad
thank you Edmond..this is a very interesting paper and answers most of my questions...
- 24 Hour Soil Method for Soil Health.
- What are suitable pathfinder elements using surface media (soil, till, water, gas) for exploration of uranium deposits? Right now, I am finding U, Ni, Co, Cu, W and Ag helpful in humus and the "B"Recent replies ⋅ Show All (8)
Narendra Nath
I have already suggested the technique of EDXRF analysis that can determine all elements, except the lightest ones in one go using this technique. It uses an exciter source and analysis is done using
- I have used some methods, but I have losses of Arsenic, I digested the sample in a hot plate.Recent replies ⋅ Show All (12)
Hedi Karim Chakroun
I use ICP-AES coupled with a nitrogen generator.
- Actualy v need this information 4 our project work.......Recent replies ⋅ Show All (12)
Narendra Nath
No query on my workab;le suggestion. Ready to help. In fact, technique of edxrf can provide full elemental composition of soil from carbon to uranium elemental composition
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