Desert biocrusts make ephemeral plants more vulnerable to extreme drought
A two-year field experiment in Central Asia's Gurbantunggut Desert found that biological soil crusts reduce ephemeral plant productivity and heighten ...
Tag: soil water content
Sand-Mixing and Fertilizer Strategy Boosts Foxtail Millet on Saline-Alkali Soil
Researchers found that mixing 10 percent river sand into surface soil combined with moderate fertilizer application optimizes water infiltration, salt ...
Cheap Soil Sensors Get a Salinity-Proof Mathematical Makeover
Researchers in Guangdong Province, China, have developed a cubic response surface calibration that cuts gypsum block soil moisture errors by ...
Underground Scans Reveal How Wheat Roots Outsmart Drought
Researchers used time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography with machine learning calibration to quantify, for the first time at field scale, how ...
Sunflower Stems Hide a Secret Water Reservoir, New Isotope Probe Reveals
By continuously probing the isotopic composition of water inside living sunflower stems and pairing it with high-resolution soil water profiling, ...
Cutting Pre-Sowing Irrigation to 90–120 mm Saves Water and Salt-Stressed Sunflower Yields
A two-year field trial in China's Tumochuan Plain shows that reducing pre-sowing irrigation from 150 to 90–120 millimeters controls soil ...
Giving Trees Room to Breathe: Wider Spacing Boosts Poplar Growth, Biodiversity and Soil Health
A field study of two poplar clones across five planting densities shows that wider spacing simultaneously boosts tree volume, understory ...
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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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