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 microbiology
Living Soil Crusts Turn Gentle Tillage Into a Carbon Trap in China’s Fading Black Soils
New research from China's Northeast black soil region shows that reduced tillage preserves biological soil crusts that boost stable microbial ...
Fungi in a Toxic River Basin Reveal New Warning Signs for Urban Soil Health
A new study in Buenos Aires' heavily polluted Matanza-Riachuelo basin shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and glomalin-related soil proteins ...
Half the Straw, Full Fertility: The Sweet Spot for Climate-Smart Rice Farming
A five-year field and laboratory study shows that incorporating half of the harvested rice straw boosts paddy soil fertility while ...
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 ...
Less Nitrogen, More Carbon: Straw Trick Turns Saline Soils into Carbon Sinks
A three-year field experiment in China's Yellow River Delta shows that pairing reduced nitrogen fertilizer with half-dose straw incorporation boosts ...
Trail runners and mountain bikers leave surprisingly different marks on a Mediterranean mountain
A year-long experiment in Spain's Sierra de Guadarrama National Park shows that mountain biking compacts soil more than trail running, ...
Green Manure Can Backfire: Too Much of a Good Thing Boosts Toxic Gas and Cuts Rice Yields
A new mesocosm study shows that moderate green manure incorporation boosts rice yields, but excessive rates dramatically increase toxic hydrogen ...
Soil Fungus Slashes Heavy Metal Buildup in Rice by Rewiring Roots and Microbes
A field study shows that inoculating rice with a Penicillium fungus significantly reduces chromium, cadmium, lead, and antimony accumulation by ...
Hidden Fungal Partners May Decide the Fate of a Rare Chinese Tree
A new sequencing study of the endangered seven-son flower reveals how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ between roots and rhizosphere ...
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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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