Updates & News

Newly minted Ph.D.: Samuel N. Araya successfully defended his dissertation.
August 13, 2019 / news
Congratulations Sam!

Using Machine Learning for Prediction of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Its Sensitivity to Soil Structural Perturbations
July 12, 2019 / publication
Using machine learning, highâperformance computing, and a large database of over 18,000 soils, we developed new PTFs to predict Ks.

UC soil physicists convene at NRI Project field in Five Points!
March 21, 2019 / news
Another visit to the NRI field site in Five Points.

On the role of soil water retention characteristic on aerobic microbial respiration
March 21, 2019 / publication
Soil water status is one of the most important environmental factors that control microbial activity and rate of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition.

Hydraulic Redistribution by Native Sahelian Shrubs: Bioirrigation to Resist In-Season Drought
September 18, 2018 / publication
Hydraulic redistribution (HR) by woody vegetation has been proposed as a potential water source for crops in intercropped systems. The native woody shrub,