Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

Salt, microplastics, and rising temperatures are silently degrading urban soil health, and weakening the resilience of cities ...

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

Microbes from sewage sludge used as recycled fertilizer likely enable toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to leach into the environment, according to new research led by Christopher Sales, PhD, ...

Rice, the staple food for over half of the world 39;s population, faces growing threats from drought, soil degradation, and excessive chemical fertilizer use .

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...