Marginal uplands: current research initiatives at VSU

Marginal uplands are hilly or mountainous lands having very low crop productivity due to poor soil quality (degraded soil), limited water av...

The geoecology of the limestone and shale areas in Samar, Philippines

Contributed by Dr. Ian A. Navarrete Humboldt Fellow Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems Buesgen Institute University of Gött...

Ethnopedology: the study of local soil knowledge

“There is a need to integrate science and local knowledge. Both are vital and can be brought together only by participation” emphasized Prof...

A green soil in the highlands of Samar

A soil at the heart of Samar, the third largest island of the Philippine archipelago, and along the Paranas-Taft road at about 300 m above s...

The origin of the catena concept

The catena concept in soil science comes from the Latin word “catena” which means chain. So it is a chain of soils linked by topography. It...

Earthworms: the most important soil and ecosystem engineers

Earthworms are thought to be the most ancient soil animals having started colonizing terrestrial environments about 600 million years ago (...

Relation between properties and age of soils in the Amazon forest

The Amazon Basin is that part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. It has a tropical climate with an annual rai...

Soil science is a natural science

Soil science or pedology ( pedo is Greek for ground or soil) is a scientific discipline at the meeting point of physical, biological, geolo...