Leaching — applying extra water to flush salts below the root zone — is the most reliable way to reduce salinity. While it is ...

For native Mediterranean shrubs, getting enough nutrients through their roots is a constant, brutal struggle. The soil is ...

Approximately 95% of the world’s food supply is directly or indirectly produced on soil, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil health is therefore critical to ...

We asked an expert whether eggshells for roses are effective. Discover the potential benefits, limits, and smarter strategies ...

Having covered light, temperature, and water and humidity, this column will discuss the last environmental factor that affects plant growth and the distribution of plants — nutrition. Plant nutrition ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests a notable geographical link between global soil fertility and the ...

A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in Germany has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: ...

Biofertilizers that combine modern approaches — such as upcycled amino acid nutrients and proteins, natural polymers, precision chemistry, and digital analytics — will define the next decade of crop ...

Plant-associated bacteria engage in complex metabolic interactions. Here authors used microfluidics and computational modeling to identify molecular drivers of these interactions and disentangle their ...

Baking soda can support tomato plant health by reducing pests, controlling fungal diseases, and adjusting soil pH, but it ...