Article
Soil Science
Aram Ali, John McL Bennett, Andrew J. W. Biggs, Alla Marchuk
Summary: The use of alkaline and sodic water for irrigation has increased due to limited freshwater sources and industrial wastewater. This study suggests incorporating alkaline anions into the current disaggregation model to assess soil structural stability.
Article
Soil Science
Taiwo Adeyemo, Isaac Kramer, Guy J. Levy, Yair Mau
Summary: Soil salinization and sodification can cause severe damage to soil structure, impacting irrigated agriculture. Understanding the extent to which this degradation is reversible is crucial for sustainable long-term use. This study explores the effects of solute composition on saturated hydraulic conductivity and highlights the importance of managing hysteresis caused by salinity and sodicity for better soil management.
Article
Agronomy
Aram Ali, John McL Bennett, Andrew A. J. Biggs, Alla Marchuk, Afshin Ghahramani
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of alkaline irrigation water on soil properties using long leaching columns in different water qualities. The results showed that increased solution alkalinity led to higher pH, alkalinity, and sodicity in the soil profile, particularly for the soil surface and acidic soils. The HYDRUS-1D model was able to simulate these effects and the associated reduction in hydraulic conductivity, with potential for further improvement by incorporating a non-linear approach for determining pH hydraulic reduction scaling factor.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hans W. Klopp, Francisco A. Arriaga, A. L. M. Daigh, W. F. Bleam
Summary: This study improved the prediction accuracy of soil hydraulic properties on salt affected soils by developing new pedotransfer functions that take into account the influence of soil clay mineralogy and solution composition. The newly developed functions outperformed previous models and can easily predict the response of soils to changes in irrigation water quality.
Article
Environmental Sciences
David P. Huber, Greg L. Butters, Luis A. Garcia
Summary: This study investigates the impact of salinity on soil hydraulic properties through experiments, finding that the effect of solution chemistry on hydraulic conductivity increases with decreasing soil moisture. Current models may overestimate drainage, recharge, or bare soil evaporation. The research demonstrates that hydraulic conductivity can decrease by up to five orders of magnitude relative to native soils at reduced soil water contents.
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Xinwei Yin, Qi Feng, Wei Liu, Meng Zhu, Jutao Zhang, Yongge Li, Linshan Yang, Chengqi Zhang, Mengqi Cui, Xinjun Zheng, Yan Li
Summary: Soil water deficit and saline-alkaline stress pose challenges to agriculture, and the effects of plant salt tolerance on soil water budget and root zone salinization and alkalization trends have not been fully understood. This study introduces a species-dependent soil water and salinity model that simulates the feedback between evapotranspiration and salinity in irrigated agroecosystems. Results show that plant salt tolerance plays a dominant role in regulating vegetation feedback and root zone salinity levels. It is important to consider plant salt tolerance for agricultural sustainability and environmental protection measures.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dmitriy M. Makarov, Yuliya A. Fadeeva, Liudmila E. Shmukler
Summary: In this paper, three regression models are presented for predicting the electrical conductivity, viscosity, and density of ionic liquids, along with a classification model for estimating the ionicity of ILs. The performance and predictive power of the models are tested using different cross-validation protocols, and the characteristics of ILs are analyzed by comparing the properties of new theoretical ILs. These models are the first open access ones.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Gerardo Severino, Francesco De Paola, Gerardo Toraldo
Summary: This study analytically solves the problem of steady dipole-flow through a porous medium disturbed by a circular inclusion of different conductivity. The effective conductivity is found to depend on the flow configuration and the joint probability density function of conductivity and inclusion distribution/size.
PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mengyang Dong, Kuiyuan Zhang, Xinyi Wan, Shilin Wang, Shuaikang Fan, ZhiZhen Ye, Yuqi Wang, Youguo Yan, Xinsheng Peng
Summary: This article reports on the construction of a QLSE system by confining ionic liquids in a two-dimensional material-based membrane, and investigates the ion transport behavior under nanoconfinement. The study found that nanoconfined ionic liquids exhibit significantly improved ionic conductivity, as well as highly ordered distribution and larger free volume.
Article
Agronomy
Xueying Liang, Pichu Rengasamy, Ronald Smernik, Luke M. Mosley
Summary: This research investigates the long-term effects of irrigating treated winery wastewater on soil structural stability, where high proportions of K+ can lead to soil dispersion and low hydraulic conductivity. Field results show accumulation of K+ and decline in Mg2+ in subsoils. Further studies are needed to explore the impact and potential solutions, such as using Ca or Mg based amendments to reduce dispersion risks.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Sergio Zubelzu, Niranjan Panigrahi, Andrew J. Thompson, Jerry W. Knox
Summary: This paper develops an irrigation scheduling model for bananas, simulating crop growth and water fluxes. The research finds that farmers have a low adoption rate of the scheduling guidance, still preferring traditional irrigation practices.
IRRIGATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kimberly O'Keefe, Seton Bachle, Rachel Keen, E. Greg Tooley, Jesse B. Nippert
Summary: Root structure is crucial for water-use strategies, as woody roots show higher hydraulic conductance and mechanical strength in different soil depths, while shallow grass roots have unique trait combinations enabling rapid water uptake and tolerance to dry soils under multiple fire regimes.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiaohui Liu, Ruiling Zhang, Huyuan Zhang, Kai Wu, Weibin Zhou, Bo Liang, Guang Li
Summary: This paper investigates ponding and freeze-thaw diseases under the concrete cover in a seasonally frozen soil zone. Through indoor tests, the formation process of the pot covering effect in the lower part of the concrete surface layer is reproduced. A water-vapor-heat coupling model of unsaturated soil is established, which quantitatively produces the formation process of silty clay covering under the concrete slab. The research results provide theoretical support and scientific countermeasures for engineering design and disease control in cold regions.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mohammed A. Algradee, Y. H. Elbashar, Abduelwhab B. Alwany, H. H. Hassan, R. El-Mallawany
Summary: Li2O-ZnO-P2O5 (LZP) glasses doped with Yb2O3 were synthesized using the melt quenching technique, and their optical and physical properties were investigated. The doping of Yb2O3 was found to have an effect on various parameters studied in this research.
MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Lukas Roemhild, Gianluca Fiandaca, Linwei Hu, Laura Meyer, Peter Bayer
Summary: This study presents a new inversion procedure that allows for the direct computation of hydraulic conductivity (K) in an aquifer using induced polarization (IP) data. The novel approach was successfully implemented and showed a similar quality compared to hydraulic tomography. The results highlight the accuracy of the inversion and the significance of the proposed calibration strategies.
ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
John Mcl. Bennett, Stirling D. Roberton, Troy. A. Jensen, Diogenes L. Antille, Jake Hall
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Agronomy
A. Dang, J. McL Bennett, A. Marchuk, A. Biggs, S. R. Raine
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
A. Dang, J. McL. Bennett, A. Marchuk, S. Marchuk, A. J. W. Biggs, S. R. Raine
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Aram Ali, John McLean Bennett, Alla Marchuk, Caitlin Watson
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
A. Dang, J. Bennett, A. Marchuk, A. Biggs, S. Raine
Article
Agronomy
T. Wieck, J. McL. Bennett, T. W. Redmond, A. Young
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Honglei Jia, Hui Guo, Michael J. Walsh, John Bennett, Yu Zhang, Gang Wang
CHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
J. McL. Bennett, S. D. Roberton, S. Marchuk, N. P. Woodhouse, D. L. Antille, T. A. Jensen, T. Keller
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
J. McL Bennett, A. Marchuk, S. Marchuk, S. R. Raine
Article
Soil Science
Yingcan Zhu, Aram Ali, Aaditi Dang, Andrew P. Wandel, John McLean Bennett
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
John McLean Bennett, Alex McBratney, Damien Field, Darren Kidd, Uta Stockmann, Craig Liddicoat, Samantha Grover
Article
Soil Science
Yingcan Zhu, John McLean Bennett, Alla Marchuk
Article
Soil Science
Aram Ali, Andrew J. W. Biggs, Alla Marchuk, John McL Bennett
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
Michael J. Grundy, Ross Searle, Elizabeth A. Meier, Anthony J. Ringrose-Voase, Darren Kidd, Thomas G. Orton, John Triantafilis, Seonaid Philip, Craig Liddicoat, Brendan Malone, Mark Thomas, Jonathan Gray, John McLean Bennett