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Tag: soil
Soil Science Society publishes blogs about Deepwater Horizon’s Anniversary
Blogs look at the immediate and long-term impacts on the Gulf’s coastal soils
Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle
But different microbes have distinct roles to play, and environmental factors influence activity.
How does flooding affect farms?
Patience is a virtue for on-farm flood recovery
Cover crops can benefit hot, dry soils
Soil gets more than just “cover” from cover crops.
What happened to Alaska’s soils during the 2019 fires?
Protecting the permafrost after a record fire season
Complex local conditions keep fields of dunes from going active all at once
New research on sand dunes in China describes how even neighboring dunes can long remain in different and seemingly conflicting states — confounding the assessment of stabilization efforts and masking the effects of climate change.
Newly found bacteria fights climate change, soil pollutants
Cornell University researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and refuse are burned.
What are alluvial soils?
Unique soils provide many beneficial values to society.
Do soils need a low-salt diet?
New findings suggest soils exposed to salt release more greenhouse gas
Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, Swedish study shows
Some of the antibiotics we use end up in sewage sludge, together with a variety of antibiotic resistant bacteria present in feces.
Forest soils recovering from effects of acid rain
Study shows improvement of soils and streams in the southern Appalachians
Fungal decisions can affect climate
Research shows fungi may slow climate change by storing more carbon
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Research shows tillage and vegetation can help alleviate compaction
Are sinking soils in the Everglades related to climate change?
Soils releasing carbon as gas lead to challenges on valuable farmland
What is the California state soil?
The San Joaquin soil contributes billions of dollars toward the state’s economy.
Simplifying Microbial Consortia Opens a Path to Understanding Soil Community Ecology
New research demonstrates that microbial communities that are simplified but still representative may offer a way to explore more complex ones. In particular, they can help scientists uncover the mechanisms that drive the ecology of groups of soil microbes.
Predicting How Microbial Neighbors Influence Each Other
Researchers developed a new theoretical framework called minimal interspecies interaction adjustment (MIIA). It predicts how surrounding organisms and other factors drive changes in interactions in microbial communities.
Star fruit could be the new “star” of Florida agriculture
Cover crops may increase sustainability of carambola groves
Hard as a rock? Maybe not, say bacteria that help form soil
Research published this week by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists shows how bacteria can degrade solid bedrock, jump-starting a long process of alteration that creates the mineral portion of soil.
Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
Researchers identify production strategies to help manage phosphorus
Top 5 ways we can support soil
Join in celebrating World Soil Day on December 5th
From the farm to the feast
Spark conversation with fun facts about Thanksgiving foods!
Preserved pollen tells the history of floodplains
Fossil pollen can help reconstruct the past and predict the future
Decoding plant chatter could lead to stronger crops
Researchers will use a $2.25 federal grant to study how cells communicate within plants, and between plants and pathogens, to develop crops that are resilient to disease and other stresses. The work also could play a role in reengineering plants and microbes to improve biofuel production.
Linking soil and environmental health
Changes in soil microbes, soil salinity to be covered in symposium
Scientists Discover New Antibiotic in Tropical Forest
Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a “plant probiotic,” more robust plants and other antibiotics. Probiotics, which provide friendlier bacteria and health benefits for humans, can also be beneficial to plants, keeping them healthy and more robust. The new antibiotic, known as phazolicin, prevents harmful bacteria from getting into the root systems of bean plants, according to a Rutgers co-authored study in the journal Nature Communications.
Fungi as predictors of climate change effects
Researcher to explain findings from an Alaskan boreal forest and a Costa Rican cloud forest
Corn and soybean rotation could pose long-term tradeoffs for soil health
A new study examines the mechanisms that drive the decomposition of organic matter in soils that undergo long-term corn and soybean crop rotations. The study shows how corn and soybean rotations can provide important environmental and management benefits for farmers, but the practice also comes with tradeoffs that some farmers may wish to address by adjusting their management practices.
Updates on balancing food production with environmental quality
Symposium to cover cross-cutting issues that apply to growers
Upcoming: Embracing the Digital Environment Meeting
Agronomists, crop and soil scientists from around the world to meet in San Antonio
Optimizing fertilizer source and rate to avoid root death
Study assembles canola root’s dose-response curves for nitrogen sources
Managing the ups and downs of coffee production
June 26, 2019 – Each day, more than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide. Developing countries produce about 90% of the beans used to make all those lattes, espressos and mochas. That makes coffee a key source of…