Soil Research Articles

• Seeds
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Food
  Botany
  Vegetarian
   
  

  Legume

  The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, legume can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). Legumes are noteworthy for their ability to fix ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Healthy Aging
  Cholesterol
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
   
  

  Oat

  The Oat is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. They are used for food for people and as fodder for animals, especially poultry and ... > more
• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Ecology
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Insects (and Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Exotic Species
  Animals
  Soil Types
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Japanese beetle

  The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long and 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide (smaller in Canada), with shiny copper-colored elytra and a shiny green top of the thorax ... > more
• Rainforests
  Trees
  Forest
  Wildfires
  Nature
  Sustainability
   
  

  Logging

  Logging is the process in which trees are felled (cut down) usually as part of a timber harvest. Timber is harvested to supply raw material for the wood products industry including logs for sawmills ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Issues
  Oil Spills
  Nature
  Global Warming
  Pollution
   

  Biodegradation

  Biodegradation is the decomposition of organic material by microorganisms. The term biodegradation is often used in relation to sewage treatment, environmental remediation (bioremediation) and to ... > more
• Insects (and Butterflies)
  Trees
  Rainforests
  Ecology
  Geography
  Soil Types
   
  

  Termite

  Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera. Termites feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
   
  

  Kudzu

  Kudzu is a climbing, woody or semi-woody, perennial vine capable of reaching heights of 20 - 30 m (66 - 98 ft) in trees, but also scrambles extensively over lower vegetation. Kudzu is sometimes ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Soil Types
  Organic
   
  

  Nitrogen

  Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Trees
   
  

  Seed

  A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs ... > more
• Sustainability
  Nature
  Forest
  Trees
  Rainforests
  Ecology
   
  

  Forestry

  Forestry is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees ... > more
• Soil Types
  Sports Science
  Nature of Water
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Physics
   
  

  Potassium

  Potassium is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol K and atomic number 19. The name "potassium" comes from the word "potash", as potassium was first isolated from potash. ... > more

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