The tobacco–maize relay intercropping, widely used in Yunnan, may improve soil nutrients by enhancing the soil microbial community, but this remains unexplored. This study employed high-throughput ...

Bulk density was calculated as the soil dry weight to the soil volume ratio ... Redundancy analysis (RDA) was conducted to explore the relationships between soil microbial community structure, enzyme ...

Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan. 16, 2025 — If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria ...

The Antarctic Dry Valleys are among the most extreme environments ... Despite these harsh conditions, they host a variety of microbial life, including bacteria, archaea, and fungi.

Most nutrients become available when soil is slightly moist, and microbes are working full tilt. When it’s hot and dry, microbial populations drop off dramatically and reduce nutrient release.

“If you’re building those microbial communities up but then ... wait until it starts to drop pollen, or the soil becomes dry after soybeans are up and growing. Then hit the field with a ...

If the current dry trend continues, there could be an early spring warm-up which could lead to farmers getting into the field earlier than normal. Although soil and weather conditions limit how early ...

African-inspired vegetable patchwork gardening is a sustainable and highly productive way to grow various vegetables in small ...

"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was ...

It sometimes feels like just hours after you buy berries at the grocery store, you go to open the container and there's ...

Meanwhile, the sandy soil has large particles that dry out quickly. This is not good at moisture retention ... Normally, the pH range: 6-7 is ideal for garden vegetables, including watermelons, ...