Published in E3S Web of Conferences
The effect of clay and humic materials in the control of nitrate leaching from sandy soil was established through a column experiment. In a PVC column with 3 inches dia and 45 cm length packed with sandy soil, six leaching at 15 days intervals were performed. Nitrogen was added @ 150 kg ha-1. The results of the study indicated the significant influ...
Controlled drainage with subirrigation (CD-SI) could be a viable measure to i) retain, ii) recharge, and iii) discharge recharge fresh water in agricultural fields. Four field CD-SI pilots with varying geohydrological conditions in the sandy Pleistocene uplands in the Netherlands were monitored (minimum 5 years) to study the effects on groundwater ...
Published in Folia Forestalia Polonica
The aim of the research was to identify the influence of environmental factors inherent in the alluvial and displaced sands of the study region on the growth of the Jack pine and the prospects for its cultivation. We found that the success of growth of Jack pine seedlings on sandy soils depends on a set of factors, which include the presence or abs...
Shrimp waste is rich in organic compounds and essential plant nutrients, e.g., calcium (Ca), and converting these wastes to organic fertilizer is important for environmental preservation and to achieve sustainable agricultural management. In the current study, Ca-rich biochar was prepared from shrimp wastes (SWB) by pyrolysis at 300 °C. We hypothes...
We developed an empirical soil wetting geometry model for silty clay loam and coarse sand soils under a semi-permeable porous wall line source Moistube Irrigation (MTI) lateral irrigation. The model was developed to simulate vertical and lateral soil water movement using the Buckingham pi (p) theorem. This study was premised on a hypothesis that so...
In the context of the Sixth Action Program of the Netherlands for the Nitrates Directive, the Pilot Biobased Fertilisers Achterhoek was implemented. Wageningen Environmental Research supported this pilot with a Monitoring Program that was carried out from 2018 until 2021. The subjects of the Monitoring Program were to investigate the risks associat...
The aim of the publication was to compare the suitability of foundation soils on the basis of table (standard empirical) bearing capacity. Four basic groups of foundation soils were compared, which are fine-grained soils, sandy soils, gravelly soils and rocky soils. The scientific motivation for this comparison is that visualizing the difference be...
The data shows the harvested yield in 6 maize farms and 6 cowpeas farms in Mtito Andei- Makueni County. The data was collected in 3 plots in each farm to compare crop productivity in sandy soils plots installed with the sub-surface water retaining technology (SWRT) against plots without this technology. 2 of the plots are installed with SWRT (plot ...
Met Natuur Mee, van initiatiefnemer Sanne Beld, praktiseert, ontwikkelt en promoot een regeneratieve (veerkrachtige) landbouwmethode geïnspireerd door ervaringen in het buitenland (Joel Salatin, Allan Savory etc.). Samen met haar partners en vrijwilligers wil Met natuur Mee een voorloperslocatie ontwikkelen voor veerkrachtige landbouw, inspiratie ...
