Water is a ubiquitous adsorbate relevant for many natural systems and engineering
applications. Water adsorption behavior on clays, sediments, soils, and related geomaterials …

Enhancement of soil water holding capability is of great interest for the management of agro-
ecosystems to increase water use efficiency and crop yields. Application of organic …

Bauxite residue often has poor physical conditions which impede plant growth. Native plant
encroachment on a bauxite residue disposal area in Central China reveals that natural …

The projected intensification of agriculture to meet food targets of a rapidly growing world
population are likely to accentuate already acute problems of soil compaction and …

Background Crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress
is the most common. NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes, regulate tolerance to abiotic …

Soil specific surface area (SA) reflects the quantity and quality of the soil mineral and
organic fractions. For soil samples that have similar clay mineral types, clay content and or …

The present study proposes a new two-step approach to prediction of the continuous soil
water characteristic (SWC) from saturation to oven-dryness from a limited number of …

When performing calculations or numerical simulations for the fate and transport of PFAS
and other surface-active solutes in the vadose zone, accurately representing the relationship …

The mathematical characterization of water vapor sorption isotherms of soils is crucial for
modeling processes such as volatilization of pesticides and diffusive and convective water …

Soil specific surface area (SA) controls fundamental soil processes such as retention of
water, ion exchange, and adsorption and release of plant nutrients and contaminants …