Therefore, the researchers propose a new, appropriate goal: "Productive de-intensification. If it is successful, you will get more functions from a less intensively cultivated soil while retaining ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators ...

Hyderabad: A study by University of Hyderabad researchers revealed that soil properties played a key role than the plant genetics in shaping the nodule microbiome on the red gram roots. Prof Appa Rao ...

What's so important about soil? Only everything. Soil supports all life. It provides the foundation for plant growth for food production, livestock grazing, infrastructure development, and human ...

Plastic pollution in agricultural soil is a major concern, affecting soil biodiversity and functionality. In this context, studies of agricultural soil plastic pollution that consider its use across ...

Clay soil holds excess water and compacts easily, making it not easy to grow anything. However, with proper treatment and care, you can still have a beautiful lawn on your clay ground. To help you ...

We have spent tons of hours interviewing experts and tiller manufacturers and trying tillers at our own garden, all in an effort to zero in on the best tillers for clay soil that might be worth your ...

They showed that under favourable large-scale atmospheric conditions, areas with unusually wet soils spanning just a few 10s of kilometres across – reflecting the width of a typical rain event – can ...