Tropical forests are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, completed by huge
biodiversity. An expansion in natural resource extraction through open-pit mining activities …

Agricultural intensification has enhanced productivity, but has also negatively affected soil
structure and environmental outcomes. Agriculture is among New Zealand (NZ)'s largest …

Soil penetration resistance is an important indicator of soil physical quality and the critical
limit of 2 MPa has been widely used to characterize the soil physical quality, in both no …

Tillage management is a key factor driving changes in soil physical properties (SPP) and
crop yield around the world. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the relationships …

Mechanical chiseling disrupts the sub-surface compaction often found in agricultural soils,
and modifies soil physical condition conducive to root growth. However, the effect is …

Brazil plays an important role in the global agricultural production, making Brazilian
productive land use and management a critical issue. This study tested the hypothesis that …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the soil physical and biological properties in an
integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS), with or without cattle grazing, in different seasons …

ABSTRACT Short-term (5 years) effect of conservation agriculture (CA) practice on soil
hydro-physical characteristics, soil organic carbon status and root morphology in wheat …

As opposed to objective definitions in soil physics, the subjective term “soil physical quality”
is increasingly found in publications in the soil physics area. A supposed indicator of soil …

The use of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) has gained prominence in the
quantification of soil attributes due to its ease and practicality of obtaining data. This study …