Henry Oppong Tuffour, Awudu Abubakari, Alex Amerh Agbeshie, Abdul Aziz Khalid, Erasmus Narteh Tetteh, Ali Keshavarzi, Mensah Bonsu, Charles Quansah, Jimmy Clifford Oppong & Lawrence Danso·Asian Soil Research Journal·2019
Aims: Direct methods of measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), either in situ or in the laboratory, are time consuming and very expensive. Several Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are available for estimating Ks, with each having its own limitations. In this study, the per...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2019/v2i230046
Aims: The study was conducted to assess the effects of different soil tillage practices and soil amendments on soil hydraulic characteristics. Study Design: The study was a 3 × 4 split-plot experiment arranged in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131260
Two factorial pot experiments arranged in a Completely Randomised Design (CRD) with three replications were carried out to assess the impact of different levels of soil compaction and fertilizer amendments on root growth and biomass yield of maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glyci...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i630094
Mechanical impedance to root growth is one of the most important factors determining root elongation and proliferation within a soil profile. Two pot experiments were conducted at the Department of Horticulture, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, to determine the impact of subsurface compacti...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v35i330207
The amount of environmental issues related to the loss of forest cover resulting from anthropogenic perturbations leading to low levels of production, and in consequence, intensification and increased deforestation are serious concerns in Ghana, especially in the Savanna Agro-eco...
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