A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Study shows that a higher seeding rate of cover crops often provides no benefit and adds costs in soybean fields.

Reconnaissance is a word often associated with a military’s observation of a region to locate an enemy or strategic features ...

However, sandy soil is often low in nutrients and organic matter, which can make it difficult for plants to grow. To improve sandy soil, you can add organic matter such as compost or manure to ...

dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has large particles. These create lots of small ...

The presence of sandy soils in lowland parts of Makueni negatively affects the quantity of food produced and types of crops that can be grown. Sandy soils have poor water holding capacity ...