The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released by microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon on a global scale is ...

IMAGINE if we could find a way to capture the greenhouse gases that are warming our planet. One way to do this is carbon ...

These tiny soldiers can eat four times their own weight in organic waste – and turn it into sustainable fertiliser.

Soil incubation experiments revealed a comprehensive increase in CO2 release by drying-rewetting cycles (DWCs) among Japanese forests and pastureland soils, suggesting a significant contribution of ...

Both the clay and organic matter particles have a net negative charge. Thus, these negatively-charged soil particles will attract and hold positively-charged particles, much like the opposite poles of ...

A study of 82 sites in 21 counties by Iowa State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased.

and soil substrate availability, which is the amount of organic matter available for microbial consumption, are both important factors influencing SMR. They also developed a numerical model to ...

Dr. Carlos B. Pires, NDSU Soil Health assistant professor, will be speaking in the morning session of the 72nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Hotel and Conference ...

This project will model land use changes across ... to thrive), and focus on composting (turning organic matter into nutrient-rich material for soil microbes). Both types of farming also welcome ...