Optimising water holding capacity and hydrophobicity of biochar for soil amendment–A review

S Adhikari, W Timms, MAP Mahmud - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a product of the thermal treatment of biomass, and it can be used for enhancing
soil health and productivity, soil carbon sequestration, absorbance of pollutants from water …

Hydrological vs. mechanical impacts of soil water repellency on erosion

M Fallah, M Van De Wiel, R Holtzman - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is a major concern for both agricultural and natural resources. Soil water
repellency (SWR) is known to hinder wetting of soils, decreasing infiltration of water and thus …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate, soil properties and grassland cover on soil water repellency

R Sandor, M Iovino, L Lichner, V Alagna, D Forster… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous soil water repellency (SWR) studies have investigated the possible causes of this
temporal phenomenon, yet there remains a lack of knowledge on the order of importance of …

Influence of soil moisture on hydrophobicity and water sorptivity of sandy soil no longer under agricultural use

E Hewelke, D Gozdowski, M Korc, I Małuszyńska… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil water repellency (SWR) is a dynamic property of soil that depends on a variety of
factors. The warming of the climate and more frequent occurrence of droughts can both …

Effects of stand composition and soil properties on water repellency and hydraulic conductivity in Mediterranean forests

DA Zema, JT Van Stan, PA Plaza‐Alvarez, X Xu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluates soil hydraulic conductivity (SHC) and water repellency (SWR) in three
mixed forest stands in relation to site plant and soil characteristics. The studied forest stands …

Intensity and persistence of water repellency at different soil moisture contents and depths after a forest wildfire

G Caltabellotta, M Iovino, V Bagarello - Journal of Hydrology and …, 2022 - sciendo.com
The Mediterranean mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest of Moarda (Palermo) was
affected by a large wildfire in summer 2020. In spring 2021, burned and unburned loam soil …

Can rainfall seasonality trigger soil water repellency in a tropical riparian forest?

GQ Brito, JRM Murta, SF Mendonça Filho… - Journal of Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
Though riparian areas generally have a shallow water table and higher soil moisture
compared to upslope areas, climatic seasonality may trigger water repellency in tropical …

Impacts of soil management and climate on saturated and near-saturated hydraulic conductivity: analyses of the Open Tension-disk Infiltrometer Meta-database (OTIM …

G Blanchy, L Albrecht, G Bragato… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
Saturated and near-saturated soil hydraulic conductivities K h (mm h-1) determine the
partitioning of precipitation into surface runoff and infiltration and are fundamental to soils' …

Hydrophysical characteristics in water-repellent tropical Eucalyptus, Pine, and Casuarina plantation forest soils

DAL Leelamanie, H Piyaruwan, P Jayasinghe… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2021 - sciendo.com
Soil water repellency (SWR) reduces the rates of wetting in dry soils and is known to
interfere with water movement into as well as within the soils. The objective of this study was …

Sustainable agriculture and soil conservation

M Castellini, M Diacono, CE Gattullo, AM Stellacci - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil degradation is one of the most topical environmental threats. A number of processes
causing soil degradation, specifically erosion, compaction, salinization, pollution, and loss of …