Soil Research News

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Obstacles No Barrier to Higher Speeds for Worms

Posted February 7, 2012:

• An Electronic Green Thumb

Posted February 3, 2012:

• Surface of Mars an Unlikely Place for Life After 600-Million-Year Drought, Say Scientists

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Yellow-Cedar Are Dying in Alaska: Scientists Now Know Why

Posted January 29, 2012:

• Grasslands Soils Offer Some Insurance Against Climate Change

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Overgrazed Grasslands Tied to Locust Outbreaks
• Temperate Freshwater Wetlands Are 'Forgotten' Carbon Sinks

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Grafted Watermelon Plants Take in More Pesticides

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Availability and Use of Sanitation Reduces by Half the Likelihood of Parasitic Worm Infections
• Fungi-Filled Forests Are Critical for Endangered Orchids

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Grain Crops With Lower Carotene Levels Are Less Affected by Parasitic Plants

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Diverse Ecosystems Are Crucial Climate Change Buffer

Posted January 10, 2012:

• The Path Less Traveled: Research Is Driving Solutions to Improve Unpaved Roads

Posted January 7, 2012:

• Scientists Refute Claim That Genetically Modified Corn Caused New Insect Pest

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Heritage Site Under Attack by Flowers

Posted December 20, 2011:

• New Tool Offers Unprecedented Access for Root Studies

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Acid Rain Poses a Previously Unrecognized Threat to Great Lakes Sugar Maples

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Artichokes Grow Big in Texas

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Improved Rainwater Harvesting System Promising
• Findings on Biochar, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ethylene

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Spring's Rising Soil Temperatures See Hormones Wake Seeds from Their Winter Slumber
• Tree Species Maps for European Forests

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Petroleum-Eating Mushrooms

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Humans Can Unwittingly Bring Alien Plant Species to Svalbard
• Amazon's Biodiversity: Clearing Up Doubts as to the Benefits of Ecotourism

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Planting Depth's Effect on Container-Grown Trees

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Good Preparation Is Key, Even for Plant Cells and Symbiotic Fungi

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Coneheads (Protura) of Italy: What We Know in Their 'Native' Country After a Century

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Nitrogen Fertilizers' Impact on Lawn Soils

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Tropical Forests Fertilized by Nitrogen Air Pollution, Scientists Find

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Digging Up Clues: Research on Buried Blow Flies to Help Crime Scene Investigators

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Savannas and Forests in a Battle of the Biomes

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Effects of Deforestation and Expansion of Agriculture in Peruvian Highland Jungle

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Gypsies, Graveyards and Mysterious Plants

Posted October 18, 2011:

• From Tropics to Poles: Study Reveals Diversity of Life in Soils

Posted October 14, 2011:

• New Study Finds 400,000 Farmers in Southern Africa Using 'Fertilizer Trees' to Improve Food Security

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Future Forests May Soak Up More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Believed
• Method of Studying Roots, Rarely Used in Wetlands, Improves Ecosystem Research

Posted October 5, 2011:

• How Soil Carbon Responds to Climate Change: Scientists Work to Improve Predictions
• A New Species of Fossil Silky Lacewing Insects That Lived More Than 120 Million Years Ago

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Central Asia's Hidden Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases: High Rates of Parasitic Infection Nearly 20 Years After Soviet Collapse
• New Germplasm, Irrigation Management Make a Difference in Corn Production

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Making Better Melons
• Peacekeeping Creatures Help Maintain Woodland Diversity

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Restoring Forests and Planting Trees on Farms Can Greatly Improve Food Security

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Energy Crops: Achieving a Balance
• Tools That Will Help Reduce Nitrogen Pollution

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Research Offers Means to Detoxify Mycotoxin-Contaminated Grain Intended for Ethanol, Animal Feed

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