This research underscores the significance of soil nutrient management and microbiome manipulation as effective means to ...

Typical row-crop agricultural practices can potentially be harmful to soil health and future sustainability. The use of cover ...

Soil with more available nutrients—such as nitrogen that promotes plant health and selenium that benefits human health—yields more nutritious food, says Sehlke. In addition, basic ...

After all, soil is the medium of life for plants, providing a place for roots to spread out and take up water and nutrients. At the garden center, you’ll typically see two bagged options ...

Our soil – that thin layer of dirt that covers much of the land – holds about double the amount of carbon that’s in the ...

There’s some places you can cut, but there’s a few places you should probably maintain your levels or even add to them.” He tells Brownfield crops need key nutrients from the soil. “Phosphorus, ...

Few studies have investigated how one-time targeted tillage of long-term no-till fields impacts topsoil properties and weed ...

It’s well understood that getting in touch with the earth—literally—can be good for our mental health. The mechanics of this are simple: Direct skin contact with the incredibly diverse range ...

In order to achieve the goal of pollution-free and environmentally friendly, this study screened a biocontrol bacterial ...

The research was published recently in Nature Microbiology. Microbes keep soil healthy and productive by recycling nutrients, and are particularly important for converting nitrogen into forms that ...