One particular tillage equipment company recently mentioned that use of its latest product would encourage soil capillary ...

Noticing something unusual on your plants? It could mean you have a soil problem. Know the signs to watch for and how to ...

It may be that the natural soil occurring in your garden isn't the best option. There are a lot of reasons why using a loamy soil may be best for your plants.

An arable and livestock farm that produces its own feed from a working watermill is coming to the market in Dorset in a sales opportunity described as ...

More farmers would benefit from soil maps, showing the soil types on their property said Horizons soil scientist Malcolm Todd recently. He was talking to about 25 farmers and rural professionals ...

According to the International Soil Texture Classification System, the primary soil types were classified as silt loam (0–200 cm soil layer texture: 20.07% sand, 60.01% silt, 17.93% clay) and sandy ...

Both tests were done in flooded rice on silt loam soil, but still offer insights into fluridone’s use in row rice, which calls for more frequent and timed irrigations.

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...

Loam retains just the right amount of moisture and lets tree roots breathe by promoting airflow. It's composed of large sand particles, medium-sized silt particles, and tiny clay particles. Sand ...

The soil dielectric models used to describe the relationship between soil permittivity and soil water content, mainly include Mironov model, Dobson model, Wang and Schmugge model and Hallikainen model ...

While silt loam soils may offer some buffering capacity, sandier soils are more vulnerable due to their high permeability and limited nutrient retention. The combination of low elevation, tidal ...