Silicon (Si) speciation and availability in soils is highly important for ecosystem functioning,
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …

Silicon (Si) is the second‐most abundant element in the earth's crust. In the pedosphere,
however, huge spans of Si contents occur mainly caused by Si redistribution in soil profiles …

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition, builds on the success of the previous editions
to present an unparalleled resource on soil formation and classification. Featuring a color …

Accumulation of excess sodium (Na+) in a soil causes numerous adverse phenomena, such
as changes in exchangeable and soil solution ions and soil pH, destabilization of soil …

" Upholding the high standard of quality set by the previous edition, this two-volume second
edition offers a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles. It showcases research and …

The pristine Rio Icacos watershed in the Luquillo Mountains in eastern Puerto Rico has the
fastest documented weathering rate of silicate rocks on the Earth's surface. A regolith …

The effect of soil moisture status on preferential flow in a texture-contrast soil was
investigated by applying 25mm Brilliant Blue dye tracer to soil profiles at high and low …

Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical
conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely …

Biogenic opal produced by vascular plants, diatoms, and siliceous sponges have been
found in soils and terrestrial sediments of all continents except Antarctica since the middle of …

Abstract The US Southeastern Coastal Plains have a long history of agricultural production.
However, poor quality sandy soils hamper productivity. Soils have depleted organic carbon …