The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil
Areas where landslides are common make hydric soil identification tricky
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How to Tackle Climate Change, Food Security and Land Degradation
How can some of world’s biggest problems – climate change, food security and land degradation – be tackled simultaneously? Some lesser-known options, such as integrated water management and increasing the organic content of soil, have fewer trade-offs than many well-known options, such as planting trees, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Global Change Biology.
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How are oysters farmed – and what’s the effect on subaqueous soils?
Oyster aquaculture poses minor changes to soils and bottom-dwelling communities
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Carbon Cycling in Wet Soils
Testing microbial activity in soil columns helps researchers understand how carbon is stored in soils that are periodically waterlogged.
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Crop residue decisions affect soil life
New findings share how prescribed fire and no-till management impact soil microbes
Read moreCarbon emission from permafrost soils underestimated by 14%
Picture 500 million cars stacked in rows. That’s how much carbon—about 1,000 petagrams, or one billion metric tons—is locked away in Arctic permafrost.
Effects of Potassium Fertilization in Pear Trees
Potassium fertilization effects on quality, economics, and yield in pear orchard
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What are smallholder farms?
Smallholder farms supply majority of world’s food supply but still face poverty.
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Tillage and cover cropping effects on grain production
Soybean yields decreased when planted after cereal rye
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