A new study shows that combining biochar with beneficial microbes can significantly speed up composting of municipal solid ...

Scientists have used lab-grown cyanobacteria microbes to bind loose desert sand into a thin, stable layer that wind cannot ...

Plant growth is supported by millions of tiny soil microbes competing and cooperating with each other as they perform important roles at the plant root, including improving access to nutrients and ...

Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings—a common method of clearing crop ...

Microbial inoculants and green technologies are becoming more and more important in sustainable agricultural production as a way to lower chemical inputs ...

A new research center is investigating how ancient soils could help farmers adapt to climate change and a warmer future.