Australian Journal of Soil Research articles from August 2006

Australian Journal of Soil Research archives from August 2006

Residual effects of cotton-based crop rotations on soil properties of irrigated Vertosols in central-western and north-western New South Wales.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Crop rotations in combination with either reduced or minimum tillage have become a feature of cotton-based (Gossypium hirsutum L.) farming systems of New South Wales (NSW) over the past 15 years (Cooper 1999; Hulugalle and...

The hydrology of Vertosols used for cotton production: II. Pedotransfer functions to predict hydraulic properties.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Measurement of soil hydraulic properties is both time-consuming and costly, and so we need to develop functions that can predict these properties from other routine soil physical and chemical properties. These are known as...

Long-term continuous cropping, fertilisation, and manuring effects on physical properties and organic carbon content of a sandy loam soil.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Adoption of high-yielding and fertiliser-responsive cultivars and an increase in cropping intensity with the availability of irrigation to meet the increasing demand for food in India has resulted in an increase in the use of...

Modelling aggregate liberation and dispersion of three soil types exposed to ultrasonic agitation.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Structural stability is a fundamental property that determines the behaviour of a soil through its ability to support root development, aid the cycling of water, promote protection of soil carbon, as well as resist soil...

Investigation of the interaction between flow-driven and rainfall-driven erosion processes.
August 1, 2006... Introduction There is general agreement among researchers that sediment loss due to flow-driven erosion processes can be increased by rainfall impact (Singer et al. 1981; Dillaha and Beasley 1983). Proffitt and Rose (1991), Quansah (1985),...

Short-term effects of three animal manures on soil pH and Al solubility.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Animal manures have been used as a source of nutrients and organic matter for crop production for many centuries. An additional effect of applications of manures to acid soils is an increase in soil pH and a decrease in AI...

Enhanced electrokinetic remediation of Cd and Pb spiked soil coupled with cation exchange membrane.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Heavy metals may accumulate in soils and cause harm to organisms. The fate and transport of a metal in soil depend significantly on the chemical form and speciation of the metal. As the transference, transformation, and...

Estimating extractable soil moisture content for Australian soils from field measurements.
August 1, 2006... Introduction The amount of water that can be stored in soil and evaporated or used by plants is a key parameter in hydrologic models, weather prediction, and climate models and is important for crop and pasture production. Broad scale...

A protocol for converting qualitative point soil pit survey data into continuous soil property maps.
August 1, 2006... Introduction Australian vineyards in the past 10-15 years have been surveyed and designed based on the ICMS/Wetherby system developed by the Loxton Irrigated Crop Management Service (ICMS) and Ken Wetherby (McKenzie 2000). This system...

Report on the 18th World Congress of Soil Science.(Soils News)(Calendar)
August 1, 2006... 9-15 July 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The 18th World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS) was held at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 9-15 July 2006. The theme of the 18th WCSS was "Frontiers of Soil...