Question: Does a reduction in size class of soil biota aggravate the impacts of soil compaction on plant communities? Location: Controlled mesocosm study with a European ruderal plant community ...

Theory predicts that stable species coexistence will occur when population growth rates of competitively dominant species are suppressed when at high conspecific density. Although there is now ...

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are revolutionizing the way we understand and predict soil processes. Yet, while data-driven models ...

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Go underground for the key to beautiful gardens and happy plants. Go underground for the key to beautiful gardens and happy plants. Soil Health Practitioner Andie Marsh explores basic principles that ...

Did you ever wonder what causes that earthy smell that rises after a light summer rain? That mysterious scent has been called “”, and a main component of it is an organic compound called geosmin, ...