Steep, uncultivable hill country below 1,000 m comprises about 40% of New Zealand's land
surface area. Hill country farmers require options to increase the resilience of their farms to …

Large scale land-use conversions played important role in regulating the process of soil
infiltration, and thus changing soil moisture recharge. However, how the soil properties …

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 …

A warming climate and expected changes in average and extreme rainfall emphasise the
importance of understanding how the land surface routes and stores surface water. The …

An improved understanding of preferential solute transport in soil macropores would enable
more reliable predictions of the fate of agrochemicals and the protection of water quality in …

Long-term land use and management practices can affect soil organic matter (SOM) and
cause changes in soil water repellency (SWR), the extent of which is related to SOM content …

Soil water repellency (SWR) is a dynamic property of soil that depends on a variety of
factors. The warming of the climate and more frequent occurrence of droughts can both …

Soil water repellency (SWR) affects hydrological processes such as water infiltration,
preferential flow, run-off, and evapotranspiration. Understanding the relationship between …

Background and objectives Organic waste management in environmentally sustainable way
is important not only to reduce the negative impacts on ecosystems but also valorizing the …

Soils host diverse communities of microorganisms essential for ecosystem functions and soil
health. Despite their importance, microorganisms are not covered by legislation protecting …