A Precise Lime Dose Could Reshape Carbon Cycling in Acidic Forest Soils
A controlled incubation study of Chinese fir plantation soils found that 2,250 kilograms of quicklime per hectare optimally stimulates carbon ...
Tag: soil acidification
AI May Guide Precision Biochar Use to Restore Acidic Farm Soils
A new review in Biochar argues that artificial intelligence, combined with mechanistic understanding and multi-source data, could enable precise, mechanism-guided ...
Liming Boosts Millet Yields and Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Kenya’s Acid Soils
A field study in western Kenya shows that liming acidic soils significantly increases finger millet yields while reducing soil nitrous ...
Ancient Torreya Trees Are Quietly Starving for Potassium, Century-Long Study Reveals
A 100-to-1,600-year chronosequence of ancient Torreya grandis plantations reveals progressive soil potassium depletion and collapsing nutrient resorption efficiency in the ...
Tea Garden Microbes That Eat Cellulose and Caffeine Could Replace Fertilizers
Researchers in Darjeeling have isolated five phosphate-solubilizing bacteria from tea garden soil that degrade cellulose, consume caffeine, and dramatically boost ...
Tiny Boron Doses Supercharge Wheat Yields in Nepal’s Nitrogen-Hungry Fields
A two-year field trial in Dhading, Nepal, shows that combining nitrogen with small doses of boron boosts wheat grain yields ...
Forest Soils Outperform Farmland in Land Use Study of Southwest Nigeria
A new study combining multivariate statistics and GIS mapping shows that forest land maintains the highest soil fertility in Southwest ...
Bringing Soil Back to Neutral: The Hidden pH Fix That Stores Carbon and Boosts Crop Yields
A global meta-analysis of 251 field trials shows that organic substitution nudges cropland pH toward neutrality, driving microbial biomass gains ...
China’s Nitrogen Deposition Falls, Yet Farm Emissions Now Drive the Damage
A major review finds China's nitrogen deposition fell 14 percent by 2020 thanks to industrial controls, but agriculture now dominates ...
3D Nanostructures Hit Ryegrass and Soil Microbes Harder Than Flat Sheets
A 50-day pot experiment shows that three-dimensional NiFe-based layered double hydroxides suppress ryegrass growth, acidify soil, and erode fungal diversity ...
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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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