Educators have developed a simple yet powerful demonstration of soil water retention and field capacity, two concepts that are often difficult to teach without expensive equipment. Using little more ...

A Brazilian researcher is working with Mexican farmers to test soils using biochar: a carbon-rich material showing promise in increasing water retention and fertility. Biochar is a porous, solid ...

Abstract The method of base characteristics quantification of water infiltration into soil profile through soil surface was developed. The water infiltration base characteristics are rate of ...

Natural materials such as sandy soil, organic leaf compost and native topsoil are layered in a 5-foot-deep, landscaped ponding area designed to slowly clean, cool and release heavy rainfall. Colorful ...

Chennai: Soil conservation and water retention measures were rolled out across 40 tribal villages in the Tirupattur Forest Division as part of a project aimed at reclaiming and improving tribal lands.

The Arizona Department of Agriculture will give $1.8 million to landowners working on soil health innovation and sustainable desert farming.

Batch equilibrium metal immobilization studies were conducted using seven soil and sediment materials spiked with varying concentrations of Cd, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The objective was to examine the ...