Soil Research News

Posted November 7, 2008:

• Protecting Soils And Producing Biofuel With Corn Stover

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities
• New Progress In Soil Ecology

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Dried Mushrooms Slow Climate Warming In Northern Forests

Posted November 4, 2008:

• Biosolids Microbes Pose Manageable Risk To Workers

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Over-use Of Organic Fertilizers In Agriculture Could Poison Soils, Study Finds

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Role Of Soil Microbes In Global Warming Clarified
• Nitrous Oxide Emissions Respond Differently To No-till Depending On The Soil Type

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Snakes, Salamanders And Other Creatures Thrive In Areas With Higher Deer Populations
• Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Increase in Leptospirosis Disease in Sea Lions
• Wireless Soil Sensors Designed To Improve Farming
• Soil Conservation And River Management Tied Together

Posted October 26, 2008:

• Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good For Forests

Posted October 24, 2008:

• When Under Attack, Plants Can Signal Microbial Friends For Help

Posted October 21, 2008:

• Producing New U.S. Energy Crops By The Barrel
• Herbicide-resistant Grape Could Revitalize Midwest Wine Industry

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Estimate Soil Texture-by-feel
• Scientists Map Soils On An Extinct American Volcano

Posted October 19, 2008:

• Opening A Can Of Worms: Serendipitous Discovery Reveals Earthworms More Diverse Than First Thought

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Tropical Wetlands Hold More Carbon Than Temperate Marshes
• Tribendimidine Shows Promise Against Intestinal Worms

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Simplifying Data Management For Farmers

Posted October 9, 2008:

• Experts Agree: To Protect The Environment, Biofuel Standards Are Needed

Posted October 7, 2008:

• Nitrogen Fertilizers Used Off-Season Help Crops Planted Later

Posted October 5, 2008:

• Topsoil's Limited Turnover: A Crisis In Time

Posted October 1, 2008:

• Commercial Aquatic Plants Offer Cost-effective Method For Treating Wastewater
• Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture
• Alternative To Burning: Environmentally Sound Disposal For Wood Chips

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Warming Of 4 Degrees Celsius Depressed Plant Growth And Reduced Land Carbon Absorption

Posted September 28, 2008:

• Mustard Seed Meal Suppresses Weeds In Container-grown Ornamentals

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Impact Of Beetle Kill On Rocky Mountain Weather, Air Quality
• Genome Of One Of World's Most Common And Destructive Plant Parasites Sequenced

Posted September 24, 2008:

• European Research Effort Tackles Dangerous Mould
• Iberian Peninsula’s Earliest Agricultural Systems Were Unsustainable

Posted September 21, 2008:

• Global Warming's Ecosystem Double Whammy

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change

Posted September 16, 2008:

• New Ant Species Discovered In The Amazon Likely Represents Oldest Living Lineage Of Ants

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Scientists Point To Forests For Carbon Storage Solutions
• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted September 14, 2008:

• Old Growth Forests Are Valuable Carbon Sinks

Posted September 12, 2008:

• Food Soil Stuck To Surfaces Can Hold Bacteria In Food Processing Factories

Posted September 11, 2008:

• Bacteria Stop Sheep Dip From Poisoning Fish And Bees
• World's First Synthetic Tree: May Lead To Technologies For Heat Transfer, Soil Remediation

Posted September 10, 2008:

• No-till Practices Show Extended Benefits On Wheat And Forage

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Living Sensor Can Warn Of Arsenic Pollution
• As Andean Glacier Retreats, Tiny Lifeforms Swiftly Move In

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