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MIAMI, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An team of researchers, led by Florida International University Chemistry Professor Rudolf Jaffe and Thorsten Dittmar of the German Max Planck Society, has uncovered one of nature's long-kept secrets -- the true fate of charcoal in the world's soils. Knowing the fate of charcoal is critical in helping scientists balance the global carbon budget, which can help understand and mitigate climate change. However, until now, scientists only...
[289 Pages Report] Soil Treatment Market report categorizes global market of Pest & Weed Control, Organic Amendments and pH Adjusters by types and geography; forecasting revenue, volume and analyzing trends. (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Soil Treatment Market by Types (Organic Amendments, Pest & Weed Control, pH Adjusters) and Geography: Trends & Forecasts to 2017” defines and segments the global market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue. It also identifies the...
Epsom Salt Helps Plants Obtain Nutrients, Sweetens Fruit, Boosts Harvest for Family Farmer Who Donates 50,000 Pounds of Crops to the Needy CONCORD, N.C., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On a sixth-generation farm that the Barbee family has owned for more than a century, Brent Barbee has discovered a new way to increase his harvest and make his fruit taste sweeter. He's using Epsom salt. Barbee said he used to fertilize every time he watered, but fertilizer causes salt buildup in...
THETFORD, England, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soil degradation is one of the hot news topics in environmental sciences at the moment. This is a global problem but it's not something that is likely to affect well-managed green spaces here in the UK. A smart approach to soil is what gardeners and groundskeepers really need according to keep their green spaces healthy, according to soil experts Soil Online [http://www.soilonline.co.uk ]. The team at Soil Online...
DAVIS, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As spring temperatures go up, it's an excellent time for farmers, ranchers and gardeners to focus their attention down to the soil below them. A spring check-up of your soil's health gives clues of your ground's ability to feed plants, hold water, capture carbon and more. No fancy equipment required. Just grab a spade or shovel and prepare your senses to dig a little and learn a lot. "It doesn't matter what kind of landowner...
Colle Farmers Market offers commentary in response to an article published by the Cleveland Advocate discussing the use of compost as a method to enhance organic farming. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 On April 1, 2013, Colle Farmers Market offers commentary based on an article published by the Cleveland Advocate discussing the use of compost as a method to enhance organic farming. The Cleveland Advocate article written by Robert Hoffman introduces the concept of creating compost to...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The planting and expansion of forests not only allows for the trapping of carbon in the trees themselves, it also fosters carbon absorption in the soil where the trees are rooted. Previous studies have shown that more carbon is sequestered in forest soils that in the trees, but according to new research in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, newly forested lands show a marked increase in carbon sequestration as the...
Tillage Sunn Hemp Brand Adds Nitrogen and Biomass in 60 Days ROBESONIA, Pa., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea), a species unrelated to the marijuana plant sometimes also called hemp, is a tropical plant used in Africa, Asia and South America for animal forage, soil improvement and fiber production. In North America Sunn Hemp is a warm season nitrogen-producing legume that reduces nematode populations and adds organic biomass to improve soil quality when...
DALLAS, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Micronutrient Market by Type (Zinc, Manganese, Boron, Copper, Molybdenum, Iron), Form (Chelated & Non-Chelated), Application Mode (Soil, Foliar, Fertigation), Crop type and Geography - Global Trends and Forecast to 2017" defines and segments the global agriculture micronutrient market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue and volume for agriculture micronutrients. It also identifies driving and restraining...
Northern Research Station - USDA Forest Service Bubbling brooks and streams are a scenic and much loved feature of forest ecosystems, but long-term data at the U.S. Forest Service’s Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest suggests that more productive forests might carry considerably less water, according to a study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mark Green, a research hydrologist with the Forest Service’s Northern Research Station and an...
Latest Soil Reference Libraries
Desertification is a form of land degradation in which a comparatively dry land area becomes more and more arid, normally losing its bodies of water along with its wildlife and vegetation. This is a result of a variety of factors, such as climate change and human activities. Desertification is an important global, ecological, and environmental issue. There is substantial controversy over the proper definition of the term “desertification”. The most broadly accepted of these is that of...
Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human-induced processes acting on the land. It is also the gradual destruction or reduction of the quality and quantity of human activities, animal activities or natural means. It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious or unwanted. Natural hazards are not included in the causes; however, human activities can indirectly affect...
Erosion is the process by which rock and soil are taken from the surface of the Earth by exogenetic processes like wind or the flow of water, and then transported and deposited in another location. While erosion is a natural process, human activities have increased by 10 to 40 times the rate at which erosion is happening globally. Excessive erosion results in problems such as desertification, decreases in agricultural productivity because of land degradation, sedimentation of waterways,...
Soil salinity is the salt content within the soil; the process of increasing the content of salt is known as salination. Salt is a natural element of water and soils. Salination can be a result of natural processes such as the gradual withdrawal of an ocean or mineral weathering. It can be caused by artificial processes such as irrigation as well. Soils that are affected by salt are a result of excess accumulation of salts, normally most obvious at the surface of the soil. Salts can be...
Vermicompost is composting with the use of special earthworms. Red wigglers and white worms are the more common worms used, although European night crawlers can be used as well. Red wigglers can be found living in manure piles and in rotting vegetation and adapt the best in covered worm bins. Common earthworms burrow deeply and are not recommended for use in compost bins. Blue worms are commonly used in the tropics. Worms are used to decompose vegetable and food waste along with bedding...
