More information: Xiaojing Hu et al, Biogeographic patterns and adaptive strategies of microbial carbon metabolic profiles in paddy soils in the Chinese Mollisol region, Geoderma (2025). DOI: 10. ...

HCS (including sites R1-R10) represented soils with high total carbon (TC) at relatively high latitudes, whereas LCS (including sites R11-R30) had low soil content distributed at low latitudes.

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One of the major components to see any type of outdoor garden flourish is the potting soil. And as any gardener knows, potting soil is not cheap. Especially when you have to use several bags for ...

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The new study has shown that a large contrast in soil moisture levels over a range of hundreds of kilometers results in atmospheric changes that increase rainfall area and amount in several ...