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1. Conservation tillage induced changes in organic carbon, total nitrogen and available phosphorus in a semi-arid alkaline subtropical soil

Author:
Zibilske, L.M.; Bradford, J.M.; Smart, J.R.
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2002 v.66 no.2 pp. 153-163
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
nitrogen content; no-tillage; long term experiments; plowing; soil organic matter; nitrogen; nutrient availability; clay loam soils; ridging; soil depth; sandy clay loam soils; carbon; subtropical soils; semiarid soils; soil fertility; spatial variation; phosphorus; alkaline soils; Texas
Abstract:
... A multi-year experiment was conducted to compare the effects of conservation tillage (no-till and ridge-till) with conventional plow tillage on organic C, N, and resin-extractable P in an alkaline semi-arid subtropical soil (Hidalgo sandy clay loam, a fine-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Calciustoll) at Weslaco, TX (26°9'N 97°57'W). Tillage comparisons were established on irrigated plots in 1992 ...
Handle:
10113/9966
DOI:
10.1016/S0167-1987(02)00023-5

2. Degradation of Potentially Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films at Three Diverse U.S. Locations

Author:
Chenhui Li; Jennifer Moore-Kucera; Carol Miles; Karen Leonas; Jaehoon Lee; Andrew Corbin; Debra Inglis
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2014 v.38 no.8 pp. 861-889
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
alkaline soils; biodegradability; biodegradation; cellulose; community structure; crop production; fungi; microbial communities; paper; plastic film mulches; plastics; polylactic acid; production technology; soil pH; soil temperature; Tennessee; Texas; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... For widespread adoption of biodegradable plastics as agricultural mulches, dependable biodegradation across contrasting conditions is necessary. The in situ degradation of four potentially biodegradable mulches (two commercially available starch-based films, one commercially available cellulose paper mulch, and one experimental spunbond polylactic acid mulch) were evaluated by measuring percentage ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2014.884515

3. Evaluation of citrus rootstocks for the high pH, calcareous soils of South Texas

Author:
Louzada, E. S.; del Rio, H. S.; Sétamou, M.; Watson, J. W.; Swietlik, D. M.
Source:
Euphytica 2008 v.164 no.1 pp. 13-18
ISSN:
0014-2336
Subject:
acidity; crop quality; total soluble solids; Citrus aurantium; alkaline soils; scions; rootstock-scion relationships; crop yield; rootstocks; chlorosis; grapefruit juice; calcareous soils; Citrus paradisi; grapefruits; stress tolerance; Texas
Abstract:
... Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is one of the most devastating disease in areas where sweet orange or grapefruit are budded onto sour orange rootstock. In Texas, the citrus industry is located in the far south of the state in a high pH and calcareous soils region, which makes sour orange the best rootstock option. The Texas industry has been under a threat since the arrival in Florida and Mexico of th ...
Handle:
10113/21042
DOI:
10.1007/s10681-008-9701-x

4. Soil phosphorus does not keep pace with soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation following woody encroachment

Author:
Yong Zhou; Thomas W. Boutton; X. Ben Wu
Source:
Global change biology 2018 v.24 no.5 pp. 1992-2007
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
Prosopis glandulosa; alkaline soils; arid lands; calcium phosphates; ecosystems; geochemistry; land cover; landscapes; models; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen-fixing trees; phosphorus; savannas; soil organic carbon; soil pH; soil profiles; vegetation cover; woody plants; Texas
Abstract:
... Soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles are strongly interlinked and controlled through biological processes, and the phosphorus cycle is further controlled through geochemical processes. In dryland ecosystems, woody encroachment often modifies soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stores, although it remains unknown if these three elements change proportionally in response to this vegetation ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.14048