Bacteria living on bean plant roots pull nitrogen – an essential plant nutrient – from the air and convert it to a form that ...

Short-term costs to planting cover crops and other sustainable practices can be an obstacle, but a Missouri program offers ...

plant roots. After all, when it comes down it, roots are essentially just intricate water-transporting structures that branch out through a three-dimensional soil matrix. The scientists started by ...

“Sound roots will show no evidence of how seed was placed in the soil ... disrupting pollination, corn borers in the ear shank and diseases.” If individual plants have poor ears, it’s ...

Invasive Plants Drive Homogenization of Soil Microbial Communities Across U.S. Oct. 28, 2024 — A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S ...

Edible grasses such as corn, barley, millet, oats and wheat require large areas ... Potatoes and asparagus are hungry plants that need a lot of space. They have extensive root systems and prefer being ...

Fortunately, there are many ground cover plants to prevent soil erosion from happening. The following expert-approved list includes five of the best ground cover plants that are both practical and ...

“One of the biggest issues affecting soil health a lot of times are past sins, such as compaction layers that restrict root and water ... are available to plants, although most field crops ...

Kernza. Cinnamon basil. Peonies. Utah producers are experimenting with outside-the-box crops that might help the state's ...

As each season brings a unique variety of fresh produce, eating in alignment with these cycles ensures that we consume ...

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly ...