Stagnating crop yields pose a threat to soil The yields of many important crops in Europe have been stagnating since the 1990s. As a result, the input of organic matter into the soil – the c... Read more
Australian and Chinese scientists have made significant progress in determining what causes soil acidification – a discovery that could assist in turning back the clock on degraded croplands... Read more
Article in journal Science outlines threats to soil productivity A group of leading soil scientists, including the University of Delaware’s Donald L. Sparks, has summarized the precarious st... Read more
An increase in aridity due to global warming will disturb the balance of nutrients in the soil and reduce productivity of the world’s drylands, which support millions of people, a land... Read more
Could boost the yield of economically important varieties such as wheat, cotton, tomato and cucumber by 10% to 15% Uzbek microbiologist Dilfuza Egamberdieva, group leader at the National Uni... Read more