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Soil Systems, Volume 8, Issue 2

June 2024 - 32 articles

Cover Story: Mount Guna is a composite volcano in northern Ethiopia with a summit at 4120 m (a.s.l.). This volcano has a large base at roughly 2800 metres above sea level and comprises a caldera crater, many volcanic necks, and steep slopes. Particularly striking is that on the Harmonized Soil Map of Africa, the volcanic areas at high altitude in Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia, have not been mapped as Andosols. Our investigation indicates that Andosols, Leptosols, and Phaeozems also occur, while the Harmonized Soil Map of Africa indicates that the dominant soils are Leptosols and Luvisols. Andosols have been reported to occur on similar volcanoes in other parts of Africa, e.g., in Rwanda (Dondeyne et al., 1993; Mizota and Chapelle, 1988), on the Simian Mountains and on Mount Kenya (Frei, 1978; Hurni and Messerli, 1981), and on Mount Kilimanjaro (Zech et al., 2011). View this paper
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Articles (32)

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  • Open Access
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12 Pages

Growth Responses of Holcus lanatus L. (Velvet Grass) in Soils Contaminated with Cesium or Strontium

  • Bayezid M. Khan,
  • M. Ferdous Alam,
  • Zinnat A. Begum and
  • Ismail M. M. Rahman

Radiocesium (r-Cs) and radiostrontium (r-Sr) released from nuclear accidents (e.g., Chornobyl, Fukushima) and routine operations (reactors, reprocessing) pose environmental and health concerns. Their primary pathway to humans is through plant uptake...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,940 Views
16 Pages

X-ray Fluorescence Core Scanning for High-Resolution Geochemical Characterisation of Soils

  • Shayan Kabiri,
  • Nick M. Holden,
  • Rory P. Flood,
  • Jonathan N. Turner and
  • Sharon M. O’Rourke

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanners are commonly used for fine-scale geochemical analysis in sediment studies, but data are semi-quantitative and require calibration to convert geochemical element counts to concentrations. Application of XRF core...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,737 Views
25 Pages

Assessing Soil Prediction Distributions for Forest Management Using Digital Soil Mapping

  • Gonzalo Gavilán-Acuna,
  • Nicholas C. Coops,
  • Guillermo F. Olmedo,
  • Piotr Tompalski,
  • Dominik Roeser and
  • Andrés Varhola

Texture, soil organic matter (SOM), and soil depth (SoD) are crucial properties in forest management because they can supply spatial information on forest site productivity and guide fertilizer applications. However, soil properties possess an inhere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,277 Views
17 Pages

Biofertilization with Liquid Vermicompost-Activated Biochar Enhances Microbial Activity and Soil Properties

  • Pablo Carril,
  • Michelangelo Becagli,
  • Silvia Celletti,
  • Riccardo Fedeli,
  • Stefano Loppi and
  • Roberto Cardelli

Biochar (Bc) and liquid vermicompost extracts (LVEs) are increasingly being used as biofertilizers in agriculture to promote soil-microbe-crop interactions. However, although both these products can potentially act synergistically due to their comple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,212 Views
21 Pages

Influence of Agro-Industrial Waste Composts on Soil Characteristics, Growth Dynamics, and Yield of Red Cabbage and Broccoli

  • Angela Maffia,
  • Federica Marra,
  • Santo Battaglia,
  • Mariateresa Oliva,
  • Carmelo Mallamaci and
  • Adele Muscolo

In this work, environmentally sound technologies for converting organic wastes into fertilizers to improve soil sustainability and crop yield have been identified and assessed. Wet wastes were combined with 50% wood sawdust and 50% wet wastes (Compos...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,832 Views
20 Pages

Irrigation Practices and Their Effects on Soil Quality and Soil Characteristics in Arid Lands: A Comprehensive Geomatic Analysis

  • Mohamed E. Fadl,
  • Yasser A. Sayed,
  • Ahmed I. El-Desoky,
  • Eltaher M. Shams,
  • Mohammedi Zekari,
  • Elsayed A. Abdelsamie,
  • Marios Drosos and
  • Antonio Scopa

Comprehension of the long-term effects of irrigation on basic soil characteristics and quality is essential for sustainable land management and agricultural production, particularly in arid regions where water availability is limited. This study aime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,582 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of Almond Hull and Shell Amendments across Organic Matter Management of Orchard Soils

  • Leah Wolff Hartman,
  • Ellie M. Andrews,
  • Erini G. Galatis,
  • Amélie C. M. Gaudin,
  • Patrick H. Brown and
  • Sat Darshan S. Khalsa

Hulls and shells are an abundant by-product from almond production with potential as an organic matter amendment (OMA). A combination of incubation study and field research was conducted in 2019–2021 to evaluate the impacts of three practices i...

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  • Open Access
3,074 Views
20 Pages

The Somma–Vesuvius volcanic complex emitted huge quantities of volcanic materials over a period from before 18,300 years BP to 1944. The activity during the last period, from post-AD 1631 to 1944, primarily produced lava and pyroclastics via ef...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,889 Views
18 Pages

Effect of pH, Carbonate and Clay Content on Magnesium Measurement Methods on Hungarian Soils

  • Renátó Kalocsai,
  • Zsolt Giczi,
  • Tamás Szakál,
  • Csaba Centeri,
  • Zsolt Biró,
  • Márton Vona,
  • Lajos Kubina,
  • Sándor Zsebő,
  • István Kulmány and
  • Viktória Vona

More exact information on soil nutrient management is crucial due to environmental protection, nature conservation, decreasing sources for mining, general precaution, etc. Soil magnesium (Mg) analytical methods of potassium chloride (KCl), Mehlich 3...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,812 Views
30 Pages

Estimating Soil Erodible Fraction Using Multivariate Regression and Proximal Sensing Data in Arid Lands, South Egypt

  • Alaa H. Abd-Elazem,
  • Moatez A. El-Sayed,
  • Mohamed E. Fadl,
  • Mohammedi Zekari,
  • Salman A. H. Selmy,
  • Marios Drosos,
  • Antonio Scopa and
  • Ali R. A. Moursy

Estimating soil erodible fraction based on basic soil properties in arid lands is a valuable research topic in the field of soil science and land management. The Proximal Sensing (PS) technique offers a non-destructive and efficient method to assess...

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