Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before ...

In paddy field, flood-and-drain cycles produce variations in reduced and oxidized environments, which are appropriate habitats for a wide variety of microorganisms. Nitrogen (N) fertilization drives ...

There’s a particular smell that clings to old garden sheds, a mix of turned earth, rotting leaves, and something faintly ...

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 ...

A new study published in Biochar shows that combining green manure with biochar can help farmers reduce nitrogen fertilizer use while improving soil ...

Growing up on a family farm near Sterling, Colo., Zach Karg witnessed firsthand the challenges facing today’s farmers. Now, ...

Those three numbers on the bag or bottle of fertilizer are key to choosing the right product for your plants' needs.

In paddy field, flood-and-drain cycles produce variations in reduced and oxidized environments, which are appropriate habitats for a wide variety of microorganisms. Nitrogen (N) fertilization drives ...