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Implications for Alien Life: Scientists Discover Previously Unexplored Underground Habitat
SciTechDaily· 19 hours agoA new molecular DNA analysis technique has enabled the detection of viable microbes at depths of up...
Soil temperature just as important as air temperature as you start planting
Anchorage Daily News· 13 hours agoSure, the leaves signify we will finally be free of frosts for a few months, but it isn’t just air...
Warming May Cause Arctic Plants and Microbes to Release Carbon They Currently Store
Sierra Club· 3 days agoBeneath snow and the low-lying vegetation that can survive in a tundra’s frigid temperatures is soil that holds onto a massive store of carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere ...
Barley Crops Recruit Helpful Microbes Via Sugary Secretions
Technology Networks· 7 days agoBeneficial soil microbes that live on or around plant roots can provide nutrition, help the plant...
10 clever ways to reuse coffee grounds
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMix a thin layer of coffee grounds into the top few inches of soil to utilize coffee grounds as a soil conditioner. This can help feed soil< ...
Watch the Weather, Not the Calendar, for Planting Times
Lifehacker· 9 hours agoGardeners always know their planting zone, and the local lore around the date it’s safe to plant...
Team evaluates agricultural management practices in new nitrous oxide accounting method
Phys.org· 2 hours agoA recent University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study provides a comprehensive accounting for these factors, finding, among other things, that long-term no-till management can effectively cut ...
Chinese Academy of Science researchers release study on rubber plantation soil management – Rubber...
Rubber World· 2 days agoHainan, China – Microscopic life thrives beneath our feet, playing a crucial role in soil health and carbon storage. Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the ...
These easy soil tests will help you make the most of your garden
Bangor Daily News· 5 days agoIf you contact your local cooperative extension, you can get a free soil test that will break down...
Fungal resistance in plants associated with heritable differences in microbiota abundances
Phys.org· 1 day agoSunflowers can be harvested for a number of products including seeds and oil, for which consumer...