Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Soil quality"
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Corn yield, phosphorus uptake and soil quality as affected by the application of anaerobically digested dairy manure and composted chicken manure
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)The excessive accumulation of animal manure in livestock production units has made manure a valuable phosphorus (P) source that if used efficiently can be a sustainable alternative to mineral P fertilizer. A two-year field ... -
Heavy metal threats to plants and soil life in Southern Africa: present knowledge and consequences for ecological risk assessment
(Springer, 2019)In recent times there has been remarkable development in the field of soil ecotoxicology and risk assessment (RA) models. It is, however, debatable if these RA models are robust representatives for worldwide relevance. In ... -
Influence of agricultural land use and management practices on selected soil properties of a semi–arid savanna environment in South Africa
(ELSEVIER, 2014)The contribution of agricultural land use and management practices to soil degradation was compared on land with: more than 20-years of natural grazing (NG), cultivation of horticultural (HC) and field (FC) crops, and ... -
The need for attuned soil quality risk assessment for non-Western humans and ecosystems, exemplified by mining areas in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)Worldwide, soils are under threat of deterioration and contamination due to anthropogenic activities. Whilst risk assessment of soils in Europe has been well studied, the same cannot be said of soils in Southern Africa. ...