A review has been undertaken into how soil organic matter (SOM) affects a range of soil
properties that are important for the productive capacity of soils. The potential effect of …

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Reports about the relationship between soil water retention and organic carbon content are
contradictory. We hypothesized that this relationship is affected by both proportions of …

Water retention and hydraulic conductivity are crucial input parameters in any modelling
study on water flow and solute transport in soils. Due to inherent temporal and spatial …

Soil quality concepts are commonly used to evaluate sustainable land management in
agroecosystems. The objectives of this review were to trace the importance of soil organic …

Soil water retention influences many soil properties and soil hydrological processes. The
alpine meadows and steppes of the Qilian Mountains on the northeast border of the Qinghai …

Carbon and Nitrogen in the Terrestrial Environment is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary
description of C and N fluxes between the atmosphere and the terrestrial biosphere; issues …

An authoritative reference on soil physics, Soil Physics Companion is lavishly illustrated with
graphs, charts, line drawings, and equations. The book provides a valuable source of …

4. Role of SOM on soil functions a. Physical functions: i. Soil structure and aggregate
stability….……………………….. 21 ii. Water-holding capacity …

This study presents a comprehensive validation of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
mission Enhanced Level-3 radiometer soil moisture (SM) product (Version 2) over 3 years …