Invitation to the 13th Scientific Conference of PSSST on 27-28 May 2010

The Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology (PSSST) will hold the 13th Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference in Puerto Princesa...

Response of corn to chicken dung and rice hull ash application and mycorrhizal fungi inoculation

By Luz Geneston-Asio, Central Analytical Services Lab, VSU, Baybay, Leyte The use of locally available and cheap organic fertilizers like ch...

Effects of Lantana camara on soil properties and neighboring plants

Lantana camara Linn, locally called Utot-utot , Koronitas or Kantotoy in the Philippines, is a shrub which originated from tropical Ameri...

Characteristics and formation of rain forest soils from Quaternary basalt in Leyte, Philippines

The classical view about soils of tropical rain forest ecosystems is that these soils are old, acidic, and infertile. It is now widely ackno...

Lead pollution due to vehicular emissions in urban areas in the Philippines

Lead (Pb) has been known to be toxic since ancient times. It is a widespread contaminant in soils and Pb poisoning is one of the most preval...

The causes of the Guinsaugon landslide

On 17 February 2006, a catastrophic landslide buried the village of Guinsaugon, the second largest village of St. Bernard town (Southern Le...

The problem of high levels of nickel in soils and plants in the ultramafic area in Samar, Philippines

Contributed by Janice P. Susaya, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea One of the heavy metals that commonly occur in elevated amounts in natural ...