When potting soil dries out too much, it gets crusty and won't soak up water well. Methods for rehydrating dried-out potting mix include immersing the pot in water, watering from the bottom ...

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Reducing soil degradation and its impacts on the environment have been one of the main challenges of the 21 st century, exacerbated by a direct link between increases in the human population and soil ...

The way to true economic and environmental sustainability in agriculture does not lie in some soil additive or special piece of equipment, because those are tools, not solutions. Finding the answer to ...

We have excellent teaching, research, and outreach programs in the areas of plant biology (cellular, genetics, genomics, microbial, molecular and physiology), agronomy (including pathology, soil ...

The conversion of forests to pastureland in the Amazon has increased over the years, resulting in significant impacts on ecosystem diversity, particularly on the soil microbiota. These changes affect ...

A set of attributes endows the soils with distinctive characteristics and astute understanding is required in order to formulate suitable strategies for soil management. The aim of this study was to ...

I know someone who said the main reason she doesn't enjoy gardening is because she "doesn't like to get dirty." Well, friends, gardening is dirty work! Soil is the most important aspect of gardening.

In an effort to improve the environment and life for farmers, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (SCDAA) in 1935. This Act implemented payments ...

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