Soil quality index (SQI) is a useful tool to identify soil productivity status and design
management strategies. Land use (LU) and management conditions can affect the physico …

The Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) is an interesting biodiversity hotspot, with a significant
proportion of endemic species that have evolved to survive in an arid subtropical …

Rapid industrialization, intensive agriculture and other human activities increase soil stress,
which is necessary for agriculture, but also causes soil degradation, environmental pollution …

The study of soil, encompassing both pedology and edaphology, delves into the intricacies
of soil characteristics, classification, formation, interactions, and fertility. This field of scientific …

Soil—the upper thin layer of the earth's surface—is a mixture of organic matter, minerals,
gases, water, and organisms that together support plant growth. Soil minerals form the basis …