Tag: microbial biomass

An 18-month field experiment in Hangzhou Bay shows that plastic mulching during coastal wetland restoration desalinizes the entire soil profile, ...

A controlled incubation study of Chinese fir plantation soils found that 2,250 kilograms of quicklime per hectare optimally stimulates carbon ...

A two-season field trial in Valencia shows industrially composted rice straw and sewage sludge improves citrus orchard soil fertility and ...

New research shows that the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus enriches its rhizosphere with available nutrients and selectively recruits fungal partners, ...

A new pot experiment shows biochar sharply increased sweet pepper yields in low-fertility loam but plateaued in sandy loam, while ...

A global meta-analysis of 251 field trials shows that organic substitution nudges cropland pH toward neutrality, driving microbial biomass gains ...

A Ghanaian study shows that combining oil palm waste biochar with poultry manure compost boosts soil microbes, enzymes, and nutrient ...

A one-season field trial in Tamil Nadu shows that farmyard manure-adjusted, soil-test-based fertilizer prescriptions pushed greengram past its 1.2-tonne-per-hectare yield ...

A controlled experiment shows that switching flooded rice paddies to water-saving irrigation and amending soil with straw-derived hydrochar shifts the ...

A two-year field experiment in Guangdong Province found that applying 20 tons of rice-straw biochar per hectare increased vegetable yields, ...