The origin of clay minerals is an important topic in applied clay science because the
properties of any clay, and particularly those of kaolin, smectite, palygorskite and sepiolite …

The relationship between the spatial variability of soil elements, weathering and erosion
rates can be very complex. Topography, abruptly-changing elevation gradients and slopes …

The rhizosphere is a highly biogeochemically active site influencing several soil processes
that are crucial for soil formation (eg, mineral weathering). We studied weathering processes …

Weathering of minerals is the major source of nutrients to plants. The rhizosphere can play a
central role in the weathering of minerals through the release of acid exudates that drive …

Vast areas in the Mediterranean are characterised by evaporite deposits of the Messinian
crises (c. 6–5.3 Ma BP). During this period, large deposits were built up in shallow lagoon …

A pot experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions with canola plants growing
in a mixture of quartz (as the filling materials), glauconitic shale, and silicate dissolving …

We evaluated the biogeochemical processes occurring in the rhizosphere of different native
plants growing spontaneously in a copper-contaminated soil in an abandoned mine site in …

In the present, studies of interaction between human normal flora and fibrous mineral are
still lacking. Batch experiments were performed to deal with the interaction of Escherichia …

Background and objectives: There are large amount of K in soil but main of that are not in
the available form for plants hence potassium deficiency can occur in this condition. Hence …

Introduction Clay minerals are considered as the main source of ion exchange and storage
of nutrients in the soil. Knowledge of change and transformation of minerals, in relation to …