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Analysis - Although soils are vital for agriculture, ... South Africa: Food and Clean Water Start With Soil Biodiversity - Learning More About It Is Urgent. 7 December 2020.
South Africa: Soil and Land in the Philippi Horticultural Area. 14 October 2020. New Frame (Johannesburg) analysis By Robyne Adams, Lara French, Maya Marshak and Michelle Pressend.
A new type of soil property maps for Africa has been launched by ISRIC − World Soil Information in Wageningen, Netherlands. The maps are freely accessible.
Plant Perennials to Save Africa's Soils. Jerry D. Glover, John P. Reganold and Cindy M. Cox in Nature , Vol. 489, pages 359–361; September 20, 2012. FROM OUR ARCHIVES ...
(1) The Clovelly soil studied under a mature coastal fynbos stand in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, showed low concentrations of exchangeable NH+ 4-N and NO- 3-N, (0.5-3.5 μ g N g-1 for NH+ 4-N ...
Ancient South African Soils Point To Early Terrestrial Life Date: November 30, 2000 Source: Penn State Summary: Remnants of organic matter in ancient soil more than 2.6 billion years old may be ...