The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi researchers have developed a sustainable techniques for soil stabilisation using a harmless bacteria called S Pasteurii that hydrolyse urea to ...

Earth’s soil contains large stocks of carbon — even more carbon than in the atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic ...

Researchers are developing a test pattern designed to measure soil biological diversity. The aim is to measure the activity potential of enzymes produced by soil microbes. Enzymes regulate cycling of ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have uncovered how soil food ...

Current techniques for measuring nano/microplastic (N/MP) concentrations in soil require the soil organic matter content to be separated and have limited resolution for analyzing N/MPs sized <1 µm.

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/reviving-soil-health-as-a-pathway-to-strengthening-livelihood-security-and-nutritious-food-in-rural-india ...