The Soil Health Institute recently announced the release of a free phone application, Slakes, to empower and engage citizens around the world to measure aggregate stability: one of the most common ...

Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University ...

Soil aggregates are groups of individual soil particles that bind to each other more strongly than adjacent particles. Aggregates that don’t fall apart and revert to individual soil particles when ...

The role of vegetation in enhancing soil stability and mediating root mechanics has garnered substantial attention in recent years. Plants contribute to slope stability by reinforcing the soil through ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 425, No. 1/2 (April 2018), pp. 57-69 (13 pages) Background and aims Myxodiaspores have been shown to enhance soil-seed contact and improve soil stability. We aim to demonstrate ...

For decades, soil management has relied on sparse field sampling and averaged recommendations. While effective in relatively uniform landscapes, this approach breaks down in real-world fields where ...

Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 1, 2024) In a study published earlier this year in Soil Science Society of America Journal, researchers at Kansas State University document direct evidence that organic ...

Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ...

Discover how effective sub-soil drainage can safeguard mine-site stability and prevent costly failures, ensuring safe ...

Healthy soils depend on a healthy soil microbiome, with beneficial organisms like bacteria providing key ecosystem services.