Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before ...
A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals ...
We share the world with myriad creatures from microbes to plants, and it’s been said that we are all connected. In recent years, scientists have shown just how much of an impact microbes can have on ...
As global agriculture struggles to feed a growing population, soils are under increasing pressure. Heavy fertilizer use has degraded soil quality, disrupted microbial ecosystems, and increased ...
Rows of gray plastic film stretch across a field of soil. Leafy green strawberry plants poke out of holes in the top of the film. Agricultural plastics, such as this mulch film covering strawberry ...
A new study reveals that soil acidity plays a critical role in determining how wheat competes with soil microorganisms for nitrogen, a nutrient essential for plant growth and global food production.
Every grower wants bigger buds. Healthy plants. The kind of trichomes that glisten, with terpene and cannabinoid content that deliver the perfect full-spectrum high. That’s the goal, whether your ...
Compost tea is a nutrient-rich liquid made from compost and water that enhances soil health and plant growth. Learn how to brew and apply it to your garden.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have helped uncover a hidden ally in the fight against one of agriculture’s greatest threats - salty soil. Led by Chinese collaborator Dr Yanfen Zheng, a ...
New research shows extreme drought weakened the Amazon's natural ability to remove isoprene from the air, creating a hidden ...