Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

The relations between soil pore structure induced by tillage and infiltration play an important
role in flow characteristics of water and solutes in soil. In this study, we assessed the effect of …

In this study we used X-ray microtomography (micro-CT) to evaluate the 3D pore size
distribution and morphology of both undisturbed soil cores (5cm diameter, 6cm length) and …

Efforts to assess the role of soil structure in soil and water processes have been limited by
data based on two dimensional geometry or disturbed samples. Computed tomography (CT) …

Pore size distribution (PSD) affects numerous soil functions and root growth. The PSD is
largely influenced by soil management practices. We have compared the PSD in a wide …

Preferential flow path development in the field is the result of the complex interaction of
multiple processes relating to the soil's structure, moisture condition, stress level, and …

Solute transport studies are increasingly being used to characterise flow mechanisms in
both the field and laboratory. Realisation that solutes move preferentially through soil into …

Purpose Determining soil pore size distribution is difficult and time-consuming using
traditional methods. Additionally, for swelling and shrinking soil, the specific volume of soil …

Soil compaction has long been considered to be a problem in arable land, primarily
because it causes damage to soil structure, which can lead to serious reduction in crop …

Fluid penetration through porous networks consists of two different phenomena:(1) pore fluid
displacement and (2) fluid flow through the pores. The first phenomenon depends on the …