Is the soil healthy and multifunctional? Soils under agricultural fields can benefit from more grass-clover mixtures alternating with cereal crops.

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Coffee grounds can provide some nutrients and improve the texture of soil. Learn how coffee grounds can benefit ten plants in ...

Discover how to reuse potting soil effectively with our comprehensive guide. Learn about assessing soil condition, cleaning, ...

plant anatomy and/or plant physiology with thesis research in one of those areas. Soil Science involves course work and thesis research in soil chemistry, soil fertility and management, soil physics, ...

Scientists developed a machine-learning tool that can teach itself, with minimal external guidance, to differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses -- an advance that will ...

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

As spring kicks off, Rosy Soil is spotlighting biochar—a carbon-rich soil amendment that not only improves plant health but also helps capture carbon. With moisture retention, nutrient ...

“You want loamy, good-draining soil,” he said. “Dig down in my garden, and you can just run your hands through it. It should crumble in your hands.” Just plopping a plant in Nebraska’s ...

As soil organic matter (SOM) is broken down, the S in the organic forms is converted (mineralized) to sulfate-sulfur (written as SO 4-S). Sulfate-sulfur is the only form of S that is absorbed by plant ...