Soil as a basic nexus tool: soils at the center of the food–energy–water nexus

R Lal, RH Mohtar, AT Assi, R Ray, H Baybil… - Current Sustainable …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Soil is the medium for plant growth and the substrate for all
biogeochemical and biogeophysical processes. Soil's unique natural organization forms the …

The Future of Water for Food

RH Mohtar, A Fares - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, water is a bottleneck to food security and, as such, a new approach for water for
food is needed. Food insecurity is knocking at every nation's door, including those of the …

Soil aggregates structure-based approach for quantifying the field capacity, permanent wilting point and available water capacity

AT Assi, J Blake, RH Mohtar, E Braudeau - Irrigation Science, 2019 - Springer
Soil plays a pivotal role in enhancing global water and food security. Irrigation water
constitutes more than 70% of the global water demand. The anticipated demographic …

The effect of municipal treated wastewater on the water holding properties of a clayey, calcareous soil

S Loy, AT Assi, RH Mohtar, C Morgan… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater reuse is a practice that has been gaining attention for the past few decades as
the world's population rises and water resources become scarce. Wastewater application on …

[HTML][HTML] Soil pedostructure-based method for calculating the soil-water holding properties

AT Assi, RH Mohtar, E Braudeau - MethodsX, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil aggregates structure (pedostructure) plays a pivotal role in regulating water and nutrient
circulation, and consequently defines soil health, productivity, and water use efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Soil hydrostructural parameters under various soil management practices

M Tanha, RH Mohtar, AT Assi, R Awal… - Agricultural Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrostructural parameters are driven by the characterization of the soil aggregates
structure using a set of thermodynamic equations. Soil aggregates structure is unique for …

Hydrostructural pedology, culmination of the systemic approach of the natural environment

E Braudeau, RH Mohtar - Systems, 2021 - mdpi.com
The subject of this article is the dynamics of water in a soil pedostructure sample whose
internal environment is subjected to a potential gradient created by the departure of water …

The Role of New and Green Water Resources in Localizing Water and Food Security Under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions

R Mohtar, A Assi - 2018 - academic.oup.com
The Role of New and Green Water Resources in Localizing Water and Food Security Under
Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions | The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society | Oxford …

Hydrostructural pedology, new scientific discipline allowing for physical modelling of 'Green Water'dynamics in the soil-plant-atmosphere system

E Braudeau, H Boukcim, AT Assi… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2018 - archive.bionaturalists.in
Using a new paradigm of soil characterization and modeling in agro environmental
sciences, named hydrostructural pedology, we were able to show that the “green water” …

[PDF][PDF] Hydrostructural Pedology, Culmination of the Systemic Approach of the Natural Environment. Systems 2021, 9, 8

E Braudeau, RH Mohtar - 2021 - agrilife.org
The subject of this article is the dynamics of water in a soil pedostructure sample whose
internal environment is subjected to a potential gradient created by the departure of water …