Soil Research News

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Heavy Metals Accumulate More In Some Mushrooms Than In Others

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Organic Weed Control Options For Highbush Blueberry; Pine Needle Mulch Most Effective

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Wolves, Moose And Biodiversity: An Unexpected Connection

Posted November 2, 2009:

• SMOS Satellite Successfully Launched: First-ever Satellite To Attempt To Measure Ocean Salinity From Space

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Rot-resistant Wheat Could Save Farmers Millions

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Nitrogen Mysteries In Urban Grasslands

Posted October 19, 2009:

• The Field Narrows For Cover Crops In Biofuel Production

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Thermometer For The Earth

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Arctic Has Potential To Alter Earth's Climate: Arctic Land And Seas Account For Up To 25 Percent Of World's Carbon Sink
• Plants Recognize Siblings: ID System In Roots

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Harvest And Save Water To Increase Crop Yields, Say Researchers

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Early Hominid First Walked On Two Legs In The Woods
• In Search Of Wildlife-friendly Biofuels: Are Native Prairie Plants the Answer?

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism In Soil-dwelling Creatures Of The Past

Posted October 1, 2009:

• EPA Reviews Michigan Dioxin Study

Posted September 30, 2009:

• The Naked Truth About The Australian Landscape

Posted September 29, 2009:

• More Corn For Biofuels Would Hurt Water, Study Shows

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Rhododendron Expansion May Increase The Chance Of Landslides On Southern Appalachian Slopes
• Hot Microbes Cause Groundwater Cleanup Rethink
• 'Green Clean:' Researchers Determining Natural Ways To Clean Contaminated Soil

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice The Water Of Native Forests

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Golf Course Putting Greens Show Their Age: Researchers Seek To Maintain Healthy Greens, Reduce Construction Costs

Posted September 12, 2009:

• Superscanner Helps Scientists See Into The Unknown

Posted September 7, 2009:

• For Peat's Sake: Alternative Growing Media

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Environmental Effects Of Cold-climate Strawberry Farming
• Organic Apple Orchard Floor Maintenance: Mulching, Flaming And 'Swiss Sandwich' Techniques Analyzed
• Perennial Vegetation: An Indicator Of Desertification In Spain

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Over Time, An Invasive Plant Loses Its Toxic Edge

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Using Thread-like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Nitrous Oxide Now Top Ozone-depleting Emission

Posted August 26, 2009:

• With Three New Reference Materials, Scientists Gets The Dirt On Soil

Posted August 25, 2009:

• First Measure Of Africa's Coastal Forests: Swampy Mangrove Destruction Threatens Shrimp Farming

Posted August 22, 2009:

• Orchids And Fungi -- Partners For Life

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Research Supports Calls To Study Health Benefits Of Nitrate, Nitrite

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Agricultural Methods Of Early Civilizations May Have Altered Global Climate

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Woodlands Suffer Large-scale Biodiversity Loss

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Sustainable Agriculture: Perennial Plants Produce More; Landscape Diversity Creates Habitat For Pest Enemies

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Snow Roots Are 'Evolutionary Phenomenon'

Posted August 3, 2009:

• New Microbe Strain Makes More Electricity, Faster

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Human Impact on Critically Endangered Waterbird Beneficial

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Why North America Black Cherry Tree Is Invasive In Europe

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Scientists Identify Weevil As Biocontrol For Invasive Garlic Mustard

Posted July 24, 2009:

• Alternative Agricultural Practices Combine Productivity And Soil Health

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Corn Yield Stability Varies With Rotations, Fertility

Posted July 22, 2009:

• Combating Iron Deficiency: Rice With Six Times More Iron Than Polished Rice Kernels Developed

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