Reducing drought vulnerability of forest soils using Xanthan gum-based soil conditioners

Smolar, Jasna (avtor), Fortuna, Barbara (avtor), Logar, Janko (avtor), Sorze, Alessandro (avtor), Valentini, Francesco (avtor), Maček, Matej (avtor), Pulko, Boštjan (avtor)

Climate change increases the frequency and severity of droughts in many parts of Europe, thereby affecting the availability of water resources. Therefore, preserving the soil water content is essential for maintaining forest diversity and plant vitality. To improve soil hydraulic properties and reduce drought vulnerability, three xanthan-gum-based soil conditioners (SC_R, SC_CG, and SC_ZZC) were developed under the European ONEforest project. These soil conditioners (SCs), including oxide ash and cellulose fibres of different lengths, differ in their filler properties. This study evaluated the performance of these soil conditioners in forest soils in Slovenia (S1), Spain (S2), and Germany (S3). Water absorption, water retention, hydraulic conductivity, seed germination, and plant growth in the untreated soils and mixtures were analysed.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: soil conditioners, xanthan gum, forest soils, soil water retention curve, hydraulic conductivity, seed germination, plant growth
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FGG - Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 15 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 10, iss. 21 , art. e39974
• UDK: 624.13
• ISSN pri članku: 2405-8440
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39974
• COBISS.SI-ID: 214071811
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.11.2024

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Heliyon
• Založnik: Elsevier
• ISSN: 2405-8440
• COBISS.SI-ID: 21607432

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: dodatki k zemljinam, ksantan, gozdne zemljine, retencijska krivulja, vodoprepustnost, kaljenje, rast rastlin

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: H2020
• Številka projekta: 101000406
• Naslov: A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Common Forest Management to Strengthen Forest Resilience, Harmonize Stakeholder Interests, and Ensure Sustainable Wood Flows
• Akronim: ONEForest

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0180
• Naslov: Water Science and Technology, and Geotechnical Engineering: Tools and Methods for Process Analyses and Simulations, and Development of Technologies