Nitrogen-Rich Leaf Litter Turns Soil Microbes into Carbon Storage Machines
New research shows that nitrogen-rich broadleaved leaf litter drives soil carbon sequestration by fueling microbial growth and the accumulation of ...
Tag: soil organic carbon
Organic farming unlocks trapped phosphorus in India’s black cotton soils
A decade-long experiment on Central Indian Vertisols shows organic and conservation agriculture dramatically reduce phosphorus fixation and shift the nutrient ...
Carbon, Clay and Iron Oxides Hold the Keys to Phosphorus in Nigeria’s Farm Soils
A national-scale analysis of 554 Nigerian soil samples shows that soil organic carbon is the strongest predictor of plant-available phosphorus, ...
Clearcut Logging Strips Away the Hidden Carbon Shield Deep in Forest Soils
A 125-year chronosequence of harvested red spruce forests in Nova Scotia reveals that clearcut logging destabilizes the dominant organo-metal carbon ...
Hidden Depth: Why Landscape, Not Forest Cover, Governs Soil Nutrients in Northwest India
A landmark survey of 954 soil samples across Punjab and Chandigarh reveals that landscape-scale pedogenic heterogeneity and soil depth, not ...
Can Conservation Agriculture Rescue India’s Stressed Farmland? A sweeping review weighs the evidence
A new PRISMA-inspired review finds that conservation agriculture reliably improves Indian soil health and water-use efficiency, but its climate, yield, ...
Engineered Carbon Materials Could Lock Climate-Warming Carbon in Farm Soils, Review Finds
A major review of 25 years of research finds that biochar, hydrochar and artificial humic substances can boost soil carbon ...
Microbes Defy Carbon Rules as Alpine Grasslands Turn Drier
A study of 60 sites across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau finds that microbial carbon use efficiency nearly doubles as soil organic ...
Crop Rotation Alone Won’t Store More Soil Carbon, Landmark Farm Study Finds
A large on-farm study in China's North China Plain shows that diversified crop rotations only build soil organic carbon when ...
Fern and Compost Combo Boosts Rice Yields by 50% in Kerala Fields
A field experiment in Kerala, India, shows that combining the nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla with compost increased paddy rice yields by ...
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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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