Desert microbes drive soil carbon sinks in arid regions, study reveals

In a new study published in New Phytologist on Nov. 23, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and ...
JSTOR Daily

Spatial distribution and turnover of root-derived carbon in alfalfa rhizosphere depending on top- and subsoil properties and mycorrhization

Plant and Soil, Vol. 380, No. 1/2 (July 2014), pp. 101-115 (15 pages) Aims This study analyzed the extent to which root exudates diffuse from the root surface towards the soil depending on topsoil and ...
JSTOR Daily

Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone

Plant and Soil, Vol. 269, No. 1/2 (February 2005), pp. 285-296 (12 pages) The functioning of trees as a safety-net for capturing nutrients leached beyond the reach of crop roots was evaluated by ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Topsoil vs. potting soil

What is the difference between topsoil and potting soil and which one should you use? That depends on what you’re using it for. First, let’s understand what we mean by the words topsoil and potting ...
MinnPost

Farmers finding conditions dry, especially in subsoil

Precipitation deficits throughout southeastern Minnesota have led to dry soil conditions. Pete Tangren, a farmer near Dexter, can feel the drought in the air, reports Matt Peterson of the Austin Daily ...