Browsing by Subject "Soil"
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Early effects of helicopter liming on soil and vegetation in two acidified forest stands in Nova Scotia, Canada
(2022-12-14)Increased fossil fuel burning in the 1900’s caused high levels of acid deposition in northeastern North America. Acid deposition depletes soil base cations and increases toxic aluminum concentrations. Base cation depletion ... -
EVALUATION OF CEMENT-TREATED SOILS SUBJECTED TO CYCLES OF FREEZING AND THAWING
(2014-09-02)An extensive experimental study was performed to provide an insight on design and evaluation of cement-treated materials subjected to freeze/thaw (f/t) cycles. Poorly designed stabilized materials showed increases of up ... -
Greenfacts Special Research Edition: The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf
(Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1998-01)This Greenfacts is a summary of a 380 page research report titled The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turfs. The research report documents in detail the results of a four year project for developing an organic ... -
INFLUENCE OF LAND-USE INTENSITY ON SOIL NEMATODE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI DISEASE SUPPRESSION
(2020-09-01)ABSTRACT Soil organic matter (SOM) degradation linked to intensive management across PEI may negatively impact soil nematode communities and disease suppression. Soil nematode communities (Chapter 2), Rhizoctonia solani ... -
Lateral Behaviour of Concrete-Filled FRP Tube Piles
(2017-10-01)Applications of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite piles are rapidly gaining traction in Canada and around the world. FRP piles offer several advantages compared to traditional piles, the most important of which is ... -
The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf: Final Industry Report
(Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada., 1996-10-30)The Oaks experiments were designed to address practical questions about organic management of turfs (lawns, sports fields etc.), notably: (i) How do we use organic fertilizers and soil-building amendments on turf for maximum ... -
On-farm measurements of pH, electrical conductivity and nitrate in soil extracts for monitoring coupling and decoupling of nutrient cycles
(Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, 1993)