Soil Research News

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Productivity and Quality of Grape Vary According to Plot of Vineyard Under Cultivation

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Diversifying Crops May Protect Yields Against a More Variable Climate

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Scientists Identify New Implications for Perennial Bioenergy Crops

Posted February 25, 2011:

• Overfertilizing Corn Undermines Ethanol: Researchers Find Feeding Crops Too Heavily Bad for Biofuel, Environment
• Drier Conditions Projected to Accelerate Dust Storms in the Southwest

Posted February 24, 2011:

• Examining Climate Change Effects on Wheat

Posted February 23, 2011:

• Much of Mississippi River Sediment Comes from Stream Bank Collapse, Rather Than Field Runoff

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Frequent, Severe Fires Turn Alaskan Forests Into a Carbon Production Line

Posted February 17, 2011:

• Scientists Discover Agave's Tremendous Potential as New Bioenergy Feedstock

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Organic Vs. Conventional Farming: No Clear Answers from Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria Counts
• Insects Hold Atomic Clues About the Type of Habitats in Which They Live

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Soil Science: Healing Our Planet's Ills from the Ground Up

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Using Mining by-Products to Reduce Algal Blooms

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Analyzing Long-Term Impacts of Biofuel on the Land

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Earth's Life Support Systems Discussed in an Open-Access Special Issue
• 'Red Mud' Disaster's Main Threat to Crops Is Not Toxic Metals, but Instead High Alkalinity

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Plants Can Adapt Genetically to Survive Harsh Environments
• Wealth of Orchid Varieties Is Down to Busy Bees and Helpful Fungi, Says Study
• Ants Have Big Impact on Environment as 'Ecosystem Engineers'
• Low-Energy Remediation With Patented Microbes: Naturally Occurring Microbes Break Down Chlorinated Solvents

Posted January 28, 2011:

• Bugs Might Convert Biodiesel Waste Into New Fuel

Posted January 26, 2011:

• 'Undead' May Influence Biodiversity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted January 24, 2011:

• Spiders Adjust Courtship Signals for Maximum Effect

Posted January 20, 2011:

• Identifying Factors in Atrazine's Reduced Weed Control

Posted January 18, 2011:

• New Romaine Lettuce Lines Launched; Breeding Lines Prove Dieback Resistant, Show Improved Shelf Life

Posted January 13, 2011:

• New Farming Method Reduces Greenhouse Gases, Increases Farm Yields

Posted January 10, 2011:

• Study Estimates Land Available for Biofuel Crops

Posted January 7, 2011:

• What Carbon Cycle? College Students Lack Scientific Literacy, Study Finds

Posted January 3, 2011:

• Peptide Delivers One-Two Punch to Breast Cancer in Pre-Clinical Study

Posted December 30, 2010:

• Can Bedding Plants Thrive With Recyled Water?
• Potential Solutions to New England Roadside Erosion

Posted December 29, 2010:

• High Nitrogen Fertilizers Tested on Post-Transplant Ornamentals

Posted December 28, 2010:

• Solutions to Common Pear Fungal Disease

Posted December 17, 2010:

• Circadian Rhythm: Clock-Controlled Genes Discovered in C. Elegans

Posted December 15, 2010:

• Earthworms Absorb Discarded Copper Nanomaterials Present in Soil

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Asthma? Allergens Could Be Growing in Your Lungs

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Early Settlers Rapidly Transformed New Zealand Forests With Fire

Posted December 10, 2010:

• Iron Legacy Leaves Soil High in Manganese

Posted December 8, 2010:

• How Plants Near Chernobyl Shrug Off Radiation

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Invisible Invasive Species Threaten Ecosystems
• Towards an Efficient, Effective and Equitable REDD+

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Fledgling Ecosystem in Former Open-Pit Coal Mine in Germany Lets Scientists Observe How Soil, Flora and Fauna Develop
• Using Earthworms to Process Hazardous Materials Containing Heavy Metals

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Rain Gardens Are Sprouting Up Everywhere

Posted November 30, 2010:

• Breckland, England, Is an Important Biodiversity Hotspot

Posted November 29, 2010:

• New DNA Technique Developed to Aid Crops and Trees at Risk from Deadly 'Honey Fungus'
• Soil Microbes Define Dangerous Rates of Climate Change

Posted November 24, 2010:

• Can Cacti 'Escape' Underground in High Temperatures? How a Certain Species Will Potentially Handle Global Warming

Search ScienceDaily