Soil is a finite natural resource and is indispensable for human civilization because it is the
medium for food production for the biosphere. Continued soil degradation is a forerunner of …

Grain legumes play a significant role in smallholder farming systems in Africa because of
their contribution to nutrition and income security and their role in fixing nitrogen. Biological …

Acidic soils are widespread covering nearly 40% of the world's total arable land area.
However, soils of certain regions are naturally acidic but an increase in soil acidification as a …

Land suitability analysis is a fundamental system to identify the natural resource potentials
and limitations of a given area that could help to provide decisions on the farming. Thus, for …

The study aimed to assess the influence of high sulfur (S) contamination and the properties
of the reclaimed (eg neutralization/liming of contamination) soil on the regeneration of soil …

This paper described the use of fly ash for soil amelioration of acidic soils to promote plant
growth. In mining sites, acid sulfate soils/rocks, which contain sulfide minerals (eg pyrite …

The biggest threat to cattle production in most South African communal areas is poor
management of grazing, which negatively affects vegetation and soil structures. This study …

Excess potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in soils require ad hoc approaches to salvage.
Hence, this study explored the shoot accumulation of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) …

In the Blesbokspruit area of Ekuhurleni, South Africa, previous gold mining activities resulted
in many tailings dump sites. 20 representative soil samples were used in describing the …

The coastal areas of western Taiwan feature acidic and saline soils with low fertility. Sodium
bicarbonate (NaHCO3), produced readily by carbon capture and storage technologies …