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Short-term effects of tillage and manure on some soil physical properties and maize root growth in a sandy loam soil in western Iran by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Mahboubi, A.A., Safadoust, A.

“…Careful soil management is the key to sustainable agricultural production. Tillage practices are critical components of soil management systems which…”
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Estimating wet soil aggregate stability from easily available properties in a highly mountainous watershed by Besalatpour, A.A., Ayoubi, S., Hajabbasi, M.A., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Schulin, R.

“…A comparison study was carried out with the purpose of verifying when the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), artificial neural network (ANN),…”
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Effect of temperature on soil structural stability as characterized by high energy moisture characteristic method by Kelishadi, H., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Ayoubi, S., Mamedov, A.I.

“…Temperature is a key factor that can affect soil properties and processes. Surface tension-viscous flow (STVF) theory is widely used to explain the temperature…”
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Effects of endophyte-infected and non-infected tall fescue residues on aggregate stability in four texturally different soils by Hosseini, F., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Hajabbasi, M.A., Mamedov, A.I.

“…Fungal endophyte (Epichloë coenophiala) usually infects cool-season perennial forage grasses and enhances host plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses…”
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Temperature effect on the transport of bromide and E. coli NAR in saturated soils by Gharabaghi, B., Safadoust, A., Mahboubi, A.A., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Unc, A., Ahrens, B., Sayyad, Gh

“…•Transport of bacteria and bromide in repaired soil columns were studied.•Pore networks in weathered columns led to accelerated bacteria and solute…”
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Influence of organic waste type and soil structure on the bacterial filtration rates in unsaturated intact soil columns by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Mahboubi, A.A., Zandsalimi, S., Unc, A.

“…Organic wastes are considered to be a source for the potentially pathogenic microorganisms found in surface and sub-surface water resources. Following their…”
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Laboratory evaluation of a model for soil crumbling for prediction of the optimum soil water content for tillage by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Morshedizad, M., Mahboubi, A.A., Dexter, A.R., Schulin, R.

“…A model for soil crumbling, called the capillary crumbling model (CCM) was introduced by Aluko and Koolen [Aluko, O.B., Koolen, A.J., 2000. The essential…”
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Impact of calcium carbonate and temperature on survival of Escherichia coli in soil by Farhangi, M.B., Safari Sinegani, A.A., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Unc, A., Khodakaramian, G.

“…Spreading of waste organic matter on agricultural lands is considered to enhance soil microbial activities and physical properties and improves soil nutrient…”
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Saturated and unsaturated transport of cow manure-borne Escherichia coli through in situ clay loam lysimeters by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Sinegani, A.A. Safari, Farhangi, M.B., Mahboubi, A.A., Unc, A.

“…Despite relatively extensive laboratory trials, in situ research on transport of bacteria through layered soil is surprisingly lacking. We investigated the in…”
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Suitability of pre-compression stress as the real critical stress of unsaturated agricultural soils by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Koolen, A.J., Hajabbasi, M.A., Hemmat, A., Keller, T.

“…This study was conducted to examine if the pre-compression stress σ pc is the major critical stress influencing soil physical quality indices, i.e. air…”
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Relationship between pre-compaction stress and shear strength under confined and semi-confined loadings for a sandy loam soil by Hemmat, A., Tahmasebi, M., Vafaeian, M., Mosaddeghi, M.R.

“…Mechanical soil strength is typically measured in terms of the maximum normal pressure which can be applied before a substantial increase in soil compression…”
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Plate Sinkage versus Confined Compression Tests for In Situ Soil Compressibility Studies by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Hemmat, A., Hajabbasi, M.A., Vafaeian, M., Alexandrou, A.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate two methods [plate sinkage test (PST) and confined compression test (CCT)] of predicting the compressibility of the…”
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Influence of corn residue biochar on water retention and penetration resistance in a calcareous sandy loam soil by Saffari, N., Hajabbasi, M.A., Shirani, H., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Owens, G.

“…•Treating soil with biochar altered pore size distribution in favor of wider pores.•Differences in penetration resistance (Q) were related to effective…”
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Effects of salinity and sodicity of water on friability of two texturally-different soils at different matric potentials by Taghizadehghasab, A., Safadoust, A., Mosaddeghi, M.R.

“…•Friability values depend on method of calculation and matric potential.•Clay loam soil was more affected by water quality due to higher clay…”
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Interactive effects of wood biochar application and Thymus species on soil physical quality in irrigated farming by Mansour Shahsavar, A., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Rahimmalek, M., Gheysari, M.

“…Thymus sp. is one of the widely known spicy aromatic and medicinal plants widely used in medicine, cooking and perfumery. Biochar is an amendment to improve…”
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Comparisons of different procedures of pre-compaction stress determination on weakly structured soils by Mosaddeghi, M.R., Koolen, A.J., Hemmat, A., Hajabbasi, M.A., Lerink, P.

“…Compaction is an important component of soil degradation. In this regard, the pre-compaction stress ( σ pc) concept is considered useful in mechanized…”
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Assessment of Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Three Rockwool Types in Comparison with Wheat Straw and Sawdust as Greenhouse Growth Media by Sh. Shahmansouri, M.R. Mosaddeghi, H. Shariatmadari

“…According to the rapid population growth, the challenging issue of production of economic and suitable food sources has led to greater attention to soilless…”
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The Effect of Wetting and Drying Cycles on Selected Physical Indicators of Biochar- and Rockwool-Based Growth Media by Sh. Shahmansouri, M.R. Mosaddeghi, H. Shariatmadari

“…IntroductionMonitoring the changes in physical and hydraulic properties and stability of growth media due to root growth effects and wetting and drying cycles…”
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Effect of Epichloë endophyte-tall fescue symbiosis on rhizosphere aggregate stability and quality indicators under oxygen–limited conditions by Saedi, T., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Sabzalian, M.R., Mamedov, A.I.

“…•Aggregate stability, respiration and water repellency decreased in O2-limited conditions.•Endophyte symbiosis (E+) lowered soil structural degradation in…”
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Biochar type and pyrolysis temperature effects on soil quality indicators and structural stability by Saffari, N., Hajabbasi, M.A., Shirani, H., Mosaddeghi, M.R., Mamedov, A.I.

“…Quality of soils of the arid zones with low organic matter can be improved through the application of natural amendments especially biochar from various…”
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