Soil hydrological processes (SHP) support ecosystems, modulate the impact of climate
change on terrestrial systems and control feedback mechanisms between water, energy and …

Since many processes in soil are highly sensitive to soil structure, this review intends to
evaluate the potential of observable soil structural attributes to be used in the assessment of …

Core Ideas Understanding of preferential flow is improving, stimulated partly by new
technologies. Empirical process understanding has outstripped the capability of models to …

Computed tomography (CT) in combination with advanced image processing can be used to
non-invasively and non-destructively visualize complex interiors of living and non-living …

The soil water retention curve is one of the most important properties used to predict the
amount of water available to plants, pore size distribution and hydraulic conductivity, as well …

Inorganic fertilizers and organic manures have been widely used to maintain crop yields.
Leguminous green manures are usually used in the paddy fields in southern China. But the …

The emerging issue of microplastic pollution of agricultural soils derives from the intensive
utilization of plastic mulching film. Although surface runoff may transport microplastic off-site …

Several types of vegetation restoration have been implemented on the Loess Plateau in
China to control soil erosion and improve soil quality. Different revegetation types, however …

Soil compaction by vehicular traffic modifies the pore structure and soil hydraulic properties.
These changes potentially influence the occurrence of preferential flow, which so far has …

Tillage is a common agricultural practice affecting soil structure and biogeochemistry. Pore
network geometries are crucial to oxygen concentration, gas diffusivity, water location and …