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, ...
Tag: tropical soils
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 ...
Forest Soils Outperform Farmland in Land Use Study of Southwest Nigeria
A new study combining multivariate statistics and GIS mapping shows that forest land maintains the highest soil fertility in Southwest ...
Timing Silicon Before Phosphorus Unlocks Locked-Up Nutrients in Tropical Soils
A Brazilian greenhouse study shows that applying silicon before or together with phosphate fertilizer boosts plant-available phosphorus in acidic tropical ...
Farming soils breathe faster than forests in Northeast India, deep-profile study finds
A depth-resolved study in Tripura, Northeast India, shows that land-use type, not soil depth, is the dominant driver of soil ...
Sandy Secrets Beneath Brazil’s Cerrado: New Study Rewrites the Story of Tropical Ferralsols
A new study of sandy Ferralsols in the Brazilian Cerrado of Piauí shows that quartz-rich sedimentary parent rocks, not weak ...
Tropical Soils Reveal Hidden Carbon Chemistry That Could Reshape Climate Strategies
A new study of seven tropical land uses in Thailand shows that pasture soils store the most total organic carbon ...
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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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