Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Traditional ways of fostering soil health have never completely gone away and are on the upswing. According to recent United States Department of Agriculture data, about 37% of U.S. cropland is ...

Soil stores more carbon than Earth’s atmosphere and plants combined, which makes the speed of soil carbon’s decomposition an ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Soil health is the foundation of productive and sustainable agriculture. In recent years, its importance has gained attention among farmers and researchers. “It’s at the ...

Soil fauna includes a myriad of organisms, ranging from tiny microfauna invertebrates (with body sizes <100 μm) to meso (>100 μm to 2 mm) and macrofauna (>2 mm). Among soil mesofauna, some of the ...

Organic carbon decomposition in soil varies significantly and in regional patterns, driven in part by factors such as soil minerals and microbial properties that have been underrepresented in carbon ...

The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region's soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood ...