Paddy soils make up the largest anthropogenic wetlands on earth. They may originate from
any type of soil in pedological terms, but are highly modified by anthropogenic activities. The …

Under natural conditions, plants are frequently exposed to transient or permanent soil
waterlogging. Flooding drastically influences the soil physico-chemical properties, most …

Rice is one of the major staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is mainly grown in
three environments: rainfed upland and rainfed and irrigated lowlands. In all rice-growing …

Soil salinity and sodicity are escalating problems worldwide, especially in arid and semi-arid
regions. A laboratory experiment was conducted in soil columns to investigate redistribution …

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on
environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes properties and behavior of iron in clay minerals.
Because of their great abundance, high specific surface area, layer charge, laminar …

Salinization is a global land degradation issue which inhibits microbial activity and plant
growth. The effect of salinity on microbial activity and biomass has been studied extensively …

Agricultural soils contaminated with cadmium (Cd) pose a risk to receiving surface water via
drainage or runoff. A 90-day laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to investigate …

Soil solution samples were extracted from paddy soil near mine tailing dumps in an
abandoned mine in Korea. Trace metals in the soil solution and soil solid (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni …

我国稻田镉污染严重, 稻米安全问题突出, 发展能够有效调控水稻镉污染的产品与措施尤为迫切.
稻田生态系统高度复杂, 并易受多种因素影响, 水稻镉污染调控难度大. 大量研究表明 …