When plants or parts of them die, billions of small creatures help to break down the organic material. Next to microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, also some soil-living invertebrates seem ...

In just one teaspoon of soil, there can be more microbes than there are people on the planet. That’s before you even count the miles of fungal hyphae also living there. The microbes, fungi and ...

Soil fertility is naturally regenerated by the decay and decomposition of dead plants. Soil must provide the vast number of nutrients plants absorb through their roots. Plant physiologists therefore ...

When plants or parts of them die, billions of small creatures help to break down the organic material. Next to microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, also some soil-living invertebrates seem ...

With sustainability at the core, this popular gardening practice has taken over gardens due to its minimal care requirement.

The three basket types were "micro" (large enough for microorganisms only), "meso" (microorganisms and invertebrates smaller than 2 mm, such as springtails) and "macro" (large enough to include ...

Plants form relationships with microorganisms in the soil where they grow. For example, legumes benefit from a symbiotic connection with microorganisms that reside in nodules in their roots and ...

Growing plants on the moon could be made easier by adding bacteria to the soil to produce phosphorus, an essential element for plant growth that isn’t readily available in lunar soil.

These bacteria can be found "free" in the soil or in nodules on the roots of plants like peas, beans, and clover. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria need oxygen, as they are aerobic. Decomposition ...

"These bacteria are common species in microbial fertilizers of agriculture," Xia said. The scientists mixed samples of simulated lunar soil with the microbes in a sugary broth for 21 days.