A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Caio Vieira is the lead author of a study offering more insight into how soybean plants respond to flooding in the critical early reproductive stage when the plant begins to flower.

Regenerative agriculture aims to restore the health of our soils through farming practices based on natural processes.

Drought conditions continue to influence agricultural production across more than half the state, but large swaths of Texas are experiencing the best soil moisture in years.

THE Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has urged stakeholders across various economic sectors to plan their activities in line with updated seasonal forecasts to avoid disasters. Dr. Ladislaus ...

how soil quality index (SQI), soil ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), and crop yield respond to different organic ameliorants remain unclear. Herein, a field experiment was established to explore the ...

A soil test is an excellent way to verify this. Low-fertility soil can be modified by adding organic matter through cover crops ... Control erosion by leaving plants or mulch on the soil.

Planting prairie strips is a conservation strategy that uses native plants in crop fields to nourish the soil. Prairie strips do more than help with soil erosion, though. They also reduce fertilizer ...

The study is based on data collected from the ongoing field trial ... climate impact. Soil organic matter breaking down faster also produces more of the type of nitrogen crops need to thrive ...

Yet the peat-rich soil in the region is rapidly subsiding ... and human development showing no sign of slowing, rotational crop fields can provide essential habitat for rapidly declining species ...

The business of crop production ... leaving the soil surface intact. Farmers have to understand that over-cultivation of a garden often results in soil erosion, especially if the field is located ...