Field test examines straw-biochar effects on black soil and soybean
A cold-region field experiment found that straw and biochar combinations altered black-soil structure and nutrient availability, but the four treatments ...
Tag: soil structure
Straw, Compost and Biochar Rebuild the Hidden Plumbing of China’s Fading Black Soil
A new study shows that corn straw, straw–manure compost and straw-derived biochar significantly improve the pore structure and water-holding capacity ...
A Simple Electric Current Could Reveal How Thirsty Soils Breathe
New research shows that simple electrical conductivity measurements can track how drying soils constrain microbial respiration through the connectivity and ...
Skipping the Plough Cuts Nitrate Losses by Up to 42 Percent When Wet Winters Strike Bare Soil
A Swiss lysimeter experiment found that non-inversion tillage reduced nitrate leaching by up to 42 percent on some soils during ...
Tropical Farm Soils in Nigeria Score Mixed Verdict in First Physical Health Check
A new study of cassava farmlands in Isialangwa North, southeastern Nigeria, finds the soils well drained and uncompacted but degraded ...
No-Tillage Soils Let Sugarcane Roots Push Through Compaction and Drought, Study Finds
A long-term Brazilian field experiment shows that preserved no-tillage soil structure allows sugarcane roots to elongate up to eight times ...
Water-Saving Irrigation and Hydrochar Reshape Carbon Storage in Paddy Soil Clumps
A controlled experiment shows that switching flooded rice paddies to water-saving irrigation and amending soil with straw-derived hydrochar shifts the ...
Virtual Soil Lab: Simulations Reveal How Rotary Blades Can Till Deep Without Destroying Soil Structure
A validated discrete element simulation shows that L-shaped rotary blades on a combined subsoiler-tiller can break deep compacted soil while ...
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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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