Biochar Meets Compost: Why the Hyped Soil Fix Isn’t a Climate Silver Bullet
A new critical review finds that combining biochar with compost can improve soil health, but claims of synergistic climate benefits ...
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Eleven Years of Soil Data Reveal Cracks in Carbon Accounting Models
An eleven-year field experiment in a Spanish organic olive grove shows that the widely used RothC model overestimated soil carbon ...
Soil pH and Phosphorus Emerge as Key Controls on Compost Carbon Loss in the Tropics
A 90-day incubation study of Malaysian tropical soil shows that compost-induced carbon dioxide emissions are driven primarily by shifts in ...
Rice Straw and Sewage Sludge Compost Boosts Citrus Soil Health Without Hurting Fruit
A two-season field trial in Valencia shows industrially composted rice straw and sewage sludge improves citrus orchard soil fertility and ...
Compost Keeps Locking Cobalt in Soil a Decade After Farmers Stop Spreading It
New research from Italy shows that compost amendments keep enhancing cobalt retention in Mediterranean soils for up to a decade ...
Compost Outperforms Manures in Cleaning Oil-Soaked Calcareous Soil
A 60-day field-scale trial in Iraqi Kurdistan shows that bio-composting with mature compost delivers the best nutrient balance and hydrocarbon ...
Fern and Compost Combo Boosts Rice Yields by 50% in Kerala Fields
A field experiment in Kerala, India, shows that combining the nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla with compost increased paddy rice yields by ...
Ghanaian cocoa farmers shun compost and biochar simply because nobody told them
A survey of 150 Ghanaian cocoa farmers finds that none use compost or biochar on their farms, not from unwillingness ...
Palm Waste Biochar and Compost Team Up to Supercharge Depleted Tropical Soils
A Ghanaian study shows that combining oil palm waste biochar with poultry manure compost boosts soil microbes, enzymes, and nutrient ...
Poultry Litter Fertilizers and Extreme Weather Shape E. coli Survival in Onion Fields
A two-year University of Georgia field study published in Risk Analysis shows that poultry litter-based soil amendments and extreme weather ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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