Peanut Shells and Mushroom Waste Could Rescue Soil Sickened by Decades of Carrot Monoculture
A two-year Chinese field trial shows that partially replacing chemical fertilizers with peanut shells and mushroom residue boosts soil organic ...
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Planting Peas and Vetch in the Off-Season Boosts Vegetable Yields and Flavor
A field study in Plant and Soil shows that catch-cropping arrow pea or hairy vetch during fallow significantly improves soil ...
Worm Castings and a Root Fungus Team Up to Boost Apple Trees, and Soil Bacteria Seal the Deal
A new study shows that vermicompost and the root fungus Piriformospora indica promote apple seedling growth largely by enriching Streptomyces ...
Tree-Based Soil Index and Growth Model Predict 30-Year Recovery for Mined Land
A new study combines a tree-based Reclaimed Mine Soil Quality Index with an asymptotic growth model to predict that limestone ...
Two Manures, Two Strategies: How Farmyard Fertilizers Supercharge Cadmium Cleanup
New research shows chicken manure accelerates cadmium extraction from alkaline soils by lowering pH and mobilizing the metal, while cow ...
Hidden Fungus Inside Ryegrass Rewrites the Microbial Map of Soil, Aggregate by Aggregate
A new study in Plant and Soil shows that the foliar fungus Epichloë festucae reshapes bacterial and fungal communities across ...
Two Soil Bacteria Team Up to Supercharge Rapeseed Growth by Rewiring the Root Microbiome
A two-strain bacterial consortium combining Bacillus subtilis SL-44 and Klebsiella oxytoca RS-5 boosts rapeseed growth through both direct plant stimulation ...
Cutting Fertilizer by Half Could Make Mangoes Sweeter, Study Finds
A two-year field trial in India shows that cutting recommended fertilizer doses by 25 to 50 percent while adding foliar ...
Biochar Emerges as an Interface Engineer Reshaping the Hidden World Around Plant Roots
A new review in Biochar shows that biochar acts as a rhizosphere interface engineer, simultaneously restructuring soil physics, chemistry and ...
Organic Fertilizer Boosts Maize but Not Wheat in China’s Grain Belt, Meta-Analysis Finds
A meta-analysis of 73 field studies on China's Huang-Huai-Hai Plain shows organic fertilizer substitution raises maize yields by 16.45 percent ...
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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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