Organic News
May 16, 2024
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Mar. 28, 2024 A recent study reveals an unexpected link between manganese -- a naturally occurring mineral -- and increased carbon emissions from high-latitude boreal forests. The study uncovers how manganese increases carbon emissions from boreal forest soil, ...
Feb. 28, 2024 A new study highlights a crucial biosphere feedback mechanism and its effects on releasing soil carbon into the ...
Nov. 30, 2023 Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A research team has now shown that inoculating the soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even improve yields without the use of additional fertilizers ...
Nov. 30, 2023 Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But a scientific taste test shows that respondents rate greens grown vertically and without soil as just as good as organic ...
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Feb. 25, 2024 Warmer soils harbor a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study. The study represents a significant shift in our understanding of how microbial activity in the soil influences ...
July 20, 2023 Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research ...
June 5, 2023 Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health ...
May 5, 2023 Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem significantly altered the community structure of soil archaea and ...
Feb. 13, 2023 Soil is the Earth's second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it's moisture, not temperature or mineral content, that's the key to how well the ...
Jan. 17, 2023 The largest terrestrial carbon sink on Earth is the planet's soil. One of the big fears is that a warming planet will liberate significant portions ...
Nov. 28, 2022 Researchers examined root exudates and their impact on soil carbon storage revealing surprising and counterintuitive ...
Sep. 8, 2022 Soil microbes can have a great impact on the spread of harmful invasive species as they can either hinder or facilitate the plant's growth. ...
July 12, 2022 The results singled out growing-degree days as the most important climatic factor and water holding capacity as the most influential soil property ...
May 21, 2022 How effective environmental measures in agriculture are for biodiversity and wild bee populations depends on various factors and your perspective. This is shown by agroecologists. The research team ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 21, 2022 Soils store more carbon than all the vegetation on the Earth's surface. However, there are still many unanswered questions about precisely which processes favor accumulation in the soil. Soil ...
Apr. 12, 2022 An enzyme that can help release phosphorus from its organic forms has been ...
Apr. 11, 2022 Researchers recently discovered the protein inhibiting the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially be used to encourage plant growth and ...
Mar. 21, 2022 New research has revealed that soil erosion and wildfires contributed to a mass extinction event 201 million years ago that ended the Triassic era and paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs in the ...
Mar. 1, 2022 Just how much carbon is in the soil? That's a tough question to answer at large spatial scales, but understanding soil organic carbon at regional, national, or global scales could help ...
Feb. 24, 2022 An experiment conducted on 10 farms across the U.S. suggests that crops from farms following soil-friendly practices for at least five years have a healthier nutritional profile than the same crops ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Due to human-caused pressures and global warming, some soils in Europe's Mediterranean region are reaching what the researchers refer to as 'critical limits for their ability to provide ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to ...
Feb. 8, 2022 Phosphorus is one of the most important nutrients for plants. Among other functions, it is needed to create substances for the plant's immune system, for the healthy development of seeds and for ...
Dec. 23, 2021 Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximize the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed burning can actually lock in or increase carbon in ...
Dec. 16, 2021 Canopy soils that form on tree branches contain three times more carbon than soils on the ground in Costa Rica, potentially serving as an important carbon sink around the ...
Dec. 15, 2021 Soil organic carbon is a cornerstone of soil health. It improves soil structure while enhancing water- and nutrient-holding capacity, key factors for any agricultural production system. To build it ...
Nov. 23, 2021 We know combustion engines, such as in cars or power plants, lose efficiency when they run faster -- similarly, a new publication reveals that microbes lose efficiency as their metabolic rates ...
Nov. 22, 2021 Researchers have developed an innovative technique to track microbes and understand the various ways they process soil carbon, findings that add to our knowledge of how bacteria contribute to the ...
Nov. 8, 2021 Community ecologists investigated the interactive effects of rising temperatures and a common livestock antibiotic on soil microbes. The research team found that heat and antibiotics disrupt soil ...
Aug. 30, 2021 Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,200 degrees F, without oxygen -- a process known as pyrolysis -- and retaining nutrients from dairy lagoons can transform ...
Aug. 26, 2021 In a new study, researchers have measured the number of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in backyard and commercial ...
Aug. 4, 2021 Is organic farming the only alternative to conventional agriculture to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes? An international research team questions this. According to the authors, a ...
July 9, 2021 Two factors that play a key role in climate change - increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels - appear to have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, their relationship with symbiotic ...
June 4, 2021 A team of biologists revealed, for the first time, that it is possible to accurately predict the abundance of different species of soil microbes in different parts of the ...
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- Risk of Soil Degradation and Desertification in Europe’s Mediterranean May Be More Serious Than Realized
- Pharmaceutical Residues in Sewage Sludge and Cattle Manure Do Not Have the Feared Effect