Soil pH happens. It is natural, and its value depends on rainfall, temperature, soil forming factors, slope, fertilizer and land management, among other things. Plants found on a native landscape are ...

An international research team succeeded in identifying global factors that explain the diversity of form and function in plants. Led by the University of Zurich, the Max Planck Institute for ...

B.J. Wienhold, J.L. Pikul Jr, M.A. Liebig, M.M. Mikha, G.E. Varvel, J.W. Doran, S.S. Andrews Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, Special Issue ...

We know that soil feeds plants, but do we know how it got there in the first place? Soil forms via the interaction of five factors: parent material, climate, living beings, a land’s topography, and a ...

New research shows how agrivoltaic systems can reshape soil by altering moisture, temperature, and microbial activity, creating heterogeneous zones under and between panels. Proper design and ...

An international research team succeeded in identifying global factors that explain the diversity of form and function in plants. The researchers collected and analyzed plant data from around the ...