Soil Research News

Posted November 22, 2011:

• 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 21, 2011:

• CSI: Microbial Version Without PCR

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

Posted September 9, 2011:

• Increasing Rice Production Using Genes from the African Species

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Improving the Resistance of Maize by Using Bacteria

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Crop Performance Matters When Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Feeding Cows Natural Plant Extracts Can Reduce Dairy Farm Odors and Feed Costs
• Using Less Water to Grow More Potatoes
• Forests Under Threat from Exotic Earthworm Invasion: Study Shows Humans to Blame for Spread of Non-Native Species

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Bedrock Nitrogen May Help Forests Buffer Climate Change, Study Finds
• Resistance to Antibiotics Is Ancient
• Farming Commercial Miscanthus

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Using Ground Covers in Organic Production
• Kelp Farming Is on Its Way

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Testing the Water for Bioenergy Crops

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Permafrost Could Release Vast Amounts of Carbon and Accelerate Climate Change by End of Century
• Comparing Soybean Production Methods
• Summer Drought Limits the Positive Effects of CO₂ and Heat on Plant Growth in Future Climate

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Food Security Helps Wildlife
• Radical Overhaul of Farming Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Global Food Security

Posted August 19, 2011:

• Nitrogen in the Soil Cleans the Air: Nitrogen-Containing Soil Is a Source of Hydroxyl Radicals That Remove Pollutants from the Atmosphere

Posted August 18, 2011:

• Bacteria from Dog Feces Present in Outdoor Air in Urban Areas

Posted August 15, 2011:

• E. Coli, Salmonella May Lurk in Unwashable Places in Produce
• Calibrating Corn Production in Potato Country

Posted August 14, 2011:

• Increased Tropical Forest Growth Could Release Carbon from the Soil

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Corn Silage Hybrids and Seeding Rates

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