Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands
This thesis examined the physical and chemical properties of soil mixes incorporating 25%, 50%, 75% and 88% waste rock and tested the influence of these properties on plant growth and development and early seedling growth. Results of the analysis indicate that increasing waste rock content causes an...
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Curtin University
2020
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| author | Lison, Christine Anne |
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| description | This thesis examined the physical and chemical properties of soil mixes incorporating 25%, 50%, 75% and 88% waste rock and tested the influence of these properties on plant growth and development and early seedling growth. Results of the analysis indicate that increasing waste rock content causes an increase in soil salinity, a decline in soil water content but an improvement in soil water conservation. This study paves the way for efforts to optimise restoration practices. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-813052022-09-30T00:36:15Z Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands Lison, Christine Anne This thesis examined the physical and chemical properties of soil mixes incorporating 25%, 50%, 75% and 88% waste rock and tested the influence of these properties on plant growth and development and early seedling growth. Results of the analysis indicate that increasing waste rock content causes an increase in soil salinity, a decline in soil water content but an improvement in soil water conservation. This study paves the way for efforts to optimise restoration practices. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81305 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lison, Christine Anne Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title | Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title_full | Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title_fullStr | Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title_short | Mine Site Restoration - Maximisation of Topsoil in Restoration of Semi-arid Lands |
| title_sort | mine site restoration - maximisation of topsoil in restoration of semi-arid lands |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81305 |