Organic nutrient management, involving applications of animal manures and composts, provides both organic matter and plant available nutrients to soils. These amendments affect the chemistry of soil ...

We begin our discussion of the N cycle in a typical grain crop rotation (corn, wheat, double-crop soybean) by considering the plant residue left on the field surface after harvest. Crop residues that ...

It is possible that tomatoes will struggle to develop if the soil is not properly prepared. Tomatoes are plants that require ...

Aa Aa Aa Organic ... in the soil known as mycorrhizae; the roots provide the fungi energy in the form of carbon while the fungi provide the plant with often-limiting nutrients such as phosphorus.

Rock outcrops, long regarded as passive geological features, may play an active and crucial role in shaping soil function in mountain ecosystems, according to a new study published on March 31 in ...

A critical nutrient for life, most phosphorus in the soil is organic—from remains of plants ... experts better understand the ...

With its new enzyme mode of action, Phosforce from Koch Agronomic Services is a novel phosphorus nutrient use efficiency product. It aims to make more phosphorus available to the plant during ...

These sources are rich in essential nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus ... and nutrient cycling in the soil. 4. Environmental Sustainability: Organic fertilizers are environmentally ...