Researchers at Southern Federal University (SFedU) have grown the first barley sprouts from soil that replicates the Martian regolith. The scientists added a special mixture of microorganisms to the ...

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Peat is an all-rounder and is used in growing media to improve soils. In order to be able to extract natural peat, peatlands have to be drained - with devastating effects on the ecosystem. The Leibniz ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

In a new study published in New Phytologist on Nov. 23, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and ...