Benefits of soil organic matter (SOM) include improvement of soil quality through increased retention of water and nutrients, resulting in greater productivity of plants in natural environments ...

Soils tend to become acidic as a result of: (1) rainwater leaching away basic ions (calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium); (2) carbon dioxide from decomposing organic matter and root respiration ...

Treating contaminated soil in large volumes is costly and complicated." Scientists make breakthrough in effort to treat ...

Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability when rain water evades natural purification processes in ...

Biochar, produced via pyrolysis, converts organic matter into a stable, carbon-rich material. In Africa, it tackles soil ...

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 ...

In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated ...

Peat soil is rich in organic matter but low in nutrients, requiring supplementation for optimal plant growth. Plants like ...

“Recent years have shown that weather extremes can damage soil nutrient levels through leaching and leave soil less able to deal with rainfall. Testing soil each year helps to build a picture of how ...

The Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District announced last week that it has chosen to present Owen and Chris Pointer ...