Changes in root architecture, induction of root-based transport systems and associations with beneficial soil microorganisms allow plants to maintain optimal nutrient content in the face of ...

Can I Test My Soil for Nitrogen? Unlike other plant nutrients, most laboratories do not routinely test soil for N because the N cycle is very dynamic. The dynamic nature of the N cycle means that the ...

The roots soak up nutrients ... through the following life cycle. Germination is the process by which a plant begins to grow from a seed. Roots form under the soil. The stem, leaves and flower ...

Soil C results both directly from growth and death of plant roots, as well as indirectly ... due to the unknown consequences on global nutrient cycles and marine ecosystems (Cullen & Boyd 2008).

Growing up in Haiti, Northwestern Engineering’s Ludmilla Aristilde looked critically at the land and thought about how soil sustains ... a critical nutrient for plant growth, is a nonnegotiable ...

However, for Irish farmers there is probably more interest in the progress made by Nerit’e, one of last year’s category ...

fertile soil; by using green manure or growing legumes to fix nitrogen from the air through the process of biological nitrogen fixation; by micro-dose fertilizer applications, to replenish losses ...

all poor soils are lacking in nutrients. Adapting to these conditions might seem limiting, but some of the best plants for poor soil are both beautiful and impactful, and - more importantly - will ...

Radishes need steady moisture to grow well but they can't handle waterlogged conditions. Aim for about one inch of water per ...

and crops with longer growth cycles. Liquid fertilizers are soluble concentrates that are diluted with water and applied ...

If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially reduce use of inorganic fertilisers. Researchers in ...