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The loss in soil quality is not just an environmental concern. “Pakistan is losing an estimated 1.5–2% of its agricultural ...

Clean-up is an essential fall chore, but what it means — and how much you should actually do — has shifted in recent years.

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If you're struggling to fill bare spots in your shady landscape, these beautiful annual flowers will provide color and texture in full to partial shade.

Amidst the flyover chatter, Iowa boasts Mollisols—rich, black earth crucial for top-notch corn and soybean crops, a testament to the state’s agricultural might.

Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the ...

NO problems of soil science have proved more difficult than those concerning the nature and functions of soil humus. The early work of Sprengel and Berzelius yielded a long list of humic and other ...

October is the perfect time to plant some low-maintenance, spring-flowering bulbs,” says Angelika Zaber, a garden expert and ...

Ecologists have long studied how biological communities assemble following disturbances, a process known as ecological succession. Understanding the dynamics of soil microbes, Earth's most abundant ...