Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen can boost certain plants' capacity to reproduce, according to an ...

Landscape fabric blocks nutrients. You can’t easily add compost, fertilizer, or other soil amendments when a sheet of ...

Corn and soybean inoculants support plant growth and soil nutrient availability and uptake. Learn how inoculants function, ...

Jingqiu Liao, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, is on a mission to understand how soil bacteria contribute to the growing global issue of antibiotic resistance through a ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Recent research uncovers the resilience of certain soil microorganisms in the face of increasing drought conditions. While many bacteria become inactive during dry spells, specific groups persist ...

By tapping into underground fungal networks, farmers are learning how to build lush, spongy soil that supports healthy plants and stores carbon underground.

Most people don’t think about it until it becomes a necessity or a problem, but dirt and soil are important parts of all of ...

Bacteria, being highly diverse, fast-growing, and metabolically adaptable, are more strongly governed by soil properties and capable of thriving across a broad range of conditions.

Soil is a significant carbon reservoir, storing more carbon than all plants, animals and the atmosphere combined, making it crucial for addressing the climate crisis. Microbes, such as bacteria ...

Research Soil Bacteria Respire More CO2 after Eating Non-sugar Organic Matter New study helps disentangle microbes' role in global carbon cycle ...