Farm Fields Beat Factories: Arsenic From Irrigation Emerges as Punjab’s Worst Soil Threat
A replicated EDXRF and 16S rRNA survey across Punjab finds that arsenic from flood irrigation makes agricultural soils more ecologically ...
Tag: soil microbiome
The Hidden Fungal Networks That Feed the World’s Plants and Hold Soils Together
A sweeping new review details how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, ancient symbionts of most land plants, drive nutrient uptake, soil carbon ...
Fungal Ally Reshapes Tobacco Root Microbes to Boost Growth in Poor Soil
Inoculating tobacco with the mycorrhizal fungus Claroideoglomus etunicatum enriches beneficial rhizosphere bacteria and strengthens microbial cooperation, boosting plant growth and ...
Poultry Litter Reshapes Soil Bacteria in Lagos Farms, Raising Pathogen Concerns
Metagenomic sequencing of soils from Lagos poultry farms reveals that poultry litter replaces native soil bacteria with gut-derived Firmicutes and ...
Invasive Weed Rewires the Hidden Soil Economy Beneath Its Roots
New research shows that the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus enriches its rhizosphere with available nutrients and selectively recruits fungal partners, ...
Plant Tannins Reshape Soil Minerals Into Super Fertilizers That Boost Crops
Researchers harnessed plant-derived tannic acid to disrupt the crystallinity of soil minerals, creating hybrid fertilizers that released far more phosphorus ...
Sugarcane’s Secret Soil Allies: What 42 Studies Reveal About Farming and the Microbiome
A comprehensive scoping review of 42 studies reveals that sugarcane soil microbial communities respond to farming practices in ways that ...
Three Fungi Team Up to Turn Corn Straw Into a Wheat Growth Booster
A Chinese research team found that a three-fungus consortium of Trichoderma reesei, Aspergillus niger, and Neurospora crassa accelerates corn straw ...
How Restored Soils Lock Away Carbon: The Hidden Machinery Beneath Our Feet
A sweeping systematic review of 25 years of research reveals that soil aggregates, mineral associations and microbial communities, not just ...
Decades of Manure and Straw Reshape the Hidden Bacterial World Beneath Farm Fields
A four-decade field experiment in India shows that blending organic amendments with chemical fertilizers dramatically enriches soil bacterial diversity and ...
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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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