Spatial variability in soil pH is a major contributor to within-field variations in soil fertility and crop productivity. An improved understanding of the spatial variability of soil pH within agricultural fields is required to determine liming requirements for precision farming. This study with the use of proximal sensors, firstly assessed the spatial pattern of soil pH and how it can be used to determine site-specific, spatially variable lime requirements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWidespread global changes, including rising atmospheric CO concentrations, climate warming and loss of biodiversity, are predicted for this century; all of these will affect terrestrial ecosystem processes like plant litter decomposition. Conversely, increased plant litter decomposition can have potential carbon-cycle feedbacks on atmospheric CO levels, climate warming and biodiversity. But predicting litter decomposition is difficult because of many interacting factors related to the chemical, physical and biological properties of soil, as well as to climate and agricultural management practices.
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