The pros and cons of pesticides and fertilizers in real-world mandarin orange farms

Researchers led by Yasunori Ichihashi at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan recently examined ...
Drexel University

Microbes Release ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Recycled-Waste Fertilizer

Microbes from sewage sludge used as recycled fertilizer likely enable toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to leach into the environment, according to new research led by Christopher Sales, PhD, ...

Ecosystem productivity shapes how soil microbes store or release carbon, challenging old assumptions

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...
EurekAlert!

New study clarifies microbial role in global soil carbon cycle

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...
Science Daily

Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can ...

Gardening: Fertilizers – The good, the bad and the ugly

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...