With the onset of the long rains, Kenya is about to enter another cycle of flooding and soil erosion. As history has shown, ...

Before a nutrient can be used by plants it must be dissolved in the soil solution. Most minerals and nutrients are more soluble or available in acid soils than in neutral or slightly alkaline soils.

Erosion is a persistent challenge that affects landscapes, shorelines, and construction sites. Without proper mitigation, ...

Study: Redistributing soil can restore nutrients, improve water retention, and significantly boost crop yields on eroded ...

By 2050, we will need to feed almost 1.8 billion more people, when our global population reaches around 10 billion.

(2005). Another particularly important chemical property of water that impacts processes occurring within the soil solution is that it is amphoteric, meaning that it can act as either an acid or a ...

The CEC is a measure of a soil's ability to exchange positive ions between the soil particles and solution surrounding these particles. Due to their high surface area, clay particles can exert a ...

Managing overgrown land is essential for maintaining property value, improving accessibility, and reducing environmental ...