Policy must go beyond regulations and subsidies. It should embed cooperative water governance and hydrological zoning ...

Climate change poses a serious threat to tea cultivation, with suitable growing areas projected to shrink drastically by 2050 ...

The monsoons are almost here, and it’s time to start preparing your outdoor plants, so they can thrive even during the ...

"Most of the embankments in Texas, for example, are built with the local clayey soils," said Puppala. "Embankment slopes made with compacted clayey soils are highly problematic. After 10 to 15 ...

In the Spokane Valley, glacial outwash gravels and, in some places, boulders fill the valley floor while the hillside are often a clayey sandy soil formed from the ancient, deformed granites.

This effect would be greater in clay, since in clayey soils, the borehole remains open due to the cohesive nature of the clay particles, which allows the formation to maintain its structure even after ...

When wet soil freezes, it can harden, making it difficult for water to soak in and for plant roots to grow properly. This is a common problem in clayey soils, especially in regions like Uttar Pradesh, ...

If it immediately falls apart, your soil is too sandy. If it makes a solid ball, it's too clayey. Wood ash can help to break up clay soil. Healthy soil is rich in carbon, and wood ash returns ...

Trenches significantly contribute to groundwater recharge. For instance, in a 1-hectare area with clayey soil and a 25% slope, staggered trenches can increase water infiltration by up to 65%. This ...

The objective of this research was to investigate the use of aggregate blending in conjunction with cement stabilization for improving the strength of a clayey soil. Samples of the clayey soil were ...

The dataset is comprised by four MS Excel files, two for the clayey soil and two for sandy soil used in the study, according the spectroscopy technique used (Diffuse Reflectance on Visible and Near ...