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ScienceDaily
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-02-climate-affects-soil-health.html
Climate change is affecting the health of agricultural soils. Increased heat and drought make life easy for the pathogenic fungus Pythium ultimum. As an …
ScienceDaily Spatial distribution of pores helps determine where carbon is stored in the soil
Phys.Org
by Leiden University "What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it," researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. "You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-03-microbial-plant-interactions-affect-microbial-response.html
by University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine, biologists have discovered that plants influence how their bacterial and …
The Crescent News https://www.crescent-news.com/news/local_farm/relationship-between-nitrogen-and-crop-disease/article_d6c9c6f5-98d0-556c-8ef7-75681fc5288b.html
By Hoorman Soil Health Services Nitrogen (N) is the fourth most abundant plant nutrient …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-10-census-soil-microbiome.html
by Lori Dajose, California Institute of Technology Many people have experienced the mysterious death of a houseplant. Despite ample water and sunlight, something invisible seems to …
A useful leaflet from the University of Hawaii at Manoa on the use of Brassica juncea (brown mustard) and Raphinus sativus (oil radish) as trap crops and biofumigants against parasitic nematodes in soil.
The University Network https://www.tun.com/blog/climate-change-damaging-soil-for-crop-growth/
Natalie Colarossi
Extreme weather conditions caused by climate change may have a more negative impact on soiland plant ecosystems than scientists …
Research matters https://researchmatters.in/news/how-does-bacteria-help-plants-thrive-salty-conditions
A plant needs salts, water, sunlight and different nitrogen-based compounds to grow. However, any of these in …