The Global Socio-Environmental Effects of Soil Erosion
Soil erosion is the natural process of detachment and movement of surface soil by water or wind, and has occurred simultaneously with soil formation on the Earth for millennia. In natural ecosystems...
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Physical properties of soil are divided into texture and structure. Soil texture is a physical measurement of the percentage of sand, silt, and clay particles in a soil (as determined by grain size,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Issues in Modern Agriculture
Soil is often thought of as an inert substrate, useful in propping up plants and a mere vehicle for applied fertilizer and water. It is, in reality, a distinct ecosystem, defined as a system formed by...
View ArticleCrop Rotation and Crop Sequencing in Sustainable
A Planning Manual, by Charles L. Mohler and Sue Ellen Johnson in Resources) 1. Crop rotations a) Crop rotation defined: The movement of crops from site to site on the farm in a planned sequence b)...
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