A new study links bacterial viability to carbonate production in MICP, offering insights for the use of aged bacteria in sustainable soil improvement techniques.

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Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

A four-year field study was conducted on Leeper silty clay loam at the Plant Science Center of Mississippi State University ...

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The 180-year experiment at Rothamsted — the world’s longest-running agricultural trial — has revealed that long-term application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers can significantly increase the ...

Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive. This finding challenges assumptions about how climate warming influences soil ...

Connecticut is now accepting soil samples from farmers who want to test for highly toxic chemicals on their property, according to officials. The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station said it is ...

Watering and fertilizing crops to provide enough food for a changing world is a major challenge in agriculture. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that ...

Malawi’s increasingly unpredictable rainfall and higher than usual temperatures are causing problems for smallholder farmers. Soil erosion has increased, causing soil fertility and water availability ...

Belinda Medlyn receives funding from Australian Research Council, NSW Government, Bush Heritage Australia, Arid Recovery and Australian Bureau of Meteorology. She has consulted for Landlife. David S ...