Soil Quality Assessment for Different Land Use in the Panchase Area of Western Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subin Kalu ◽  
Madan Koirala ◽  
Udhab Raj Khadka ◽  
Anup K C
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Quality Assessment

Relationships between physico-chemical, biological and functional approaches for soil quality assessment. A case study along a gradient of disturbance

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 103300
Author(s):  
Pusanisa Heepngoen ◽  
Alexis Thoumazeau ◽  
Marie-Sophie Renevier ◽  
Kannika Sajjaphan ◽  
Frédéric Gay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Soil Quality Assessment

Towards solid-state, thick-film K+ and Na+ ion sensors for soil quality assessment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marios Sophocleous ◽  
Laura Contat-Rodrigo ◽  
Eduardo Garcia-Breijo ◽  
Julius Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Thick Film ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Ion Sensors ◽  
Soil Quality Assessment

Participatory soil quality assessment: The case of smallholder farmers in Ethiopian highlands

Soil Research ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teklu Erkossa ◽  
Karl Stahr ◽  
Thomas Gaiser
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Soil Functions ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Soil Quality Assessment

The study was conducted at Caffee Doonsa (08°88′N, 39°08′E; 2400 m asl), a small watershed in the central highlands of Ethiopia, in order to identify farmers’ goals of soil management and the indicators they use in selecting soils for a certain function, and to categorise the soils in different quality groups with respect to the major functions. Thirty-six male farmers of different age and wealth groups participated in a Participatory Rural Appraisal technique. They listed and prioritised 12 soil functions in the area and itemised the soil quality indicators (characteristics). Based on the indicators, the soils in the watershed were classified into 3 soil quality (SQ) groups (Abolse, Kooticha, and Carii). The SQ groups have been evaluated and ranked for the major soil functions. For crop production, Abolse was graded best, followed by Kooticha and Carii, respectively. The grain and straw yield data of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) taken from the SQ groups confirmed the farmers claim, in that Abolse gave the highest grain yield (4573 kg/ha), followed by 4411 and 3657 kg/ha for Kooticha and Carii, respectively. Local insights should be included in systematic soil quality assessment, and in planning and implementation of various soil management interventions.

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