Although the increased use of synthetic fertilizers has improved soil nutrient availability and crop productivity, it has also increased soil acidification which can be harmful to the long ... grain ...

GRDC will host a national meeting in Adelaide on 19 February 2025 for grain industry participants to share knowledge on managing soil acidity in cropping systems. Soil acidification occurs naturally ...

excessive soil acidity. Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in ...

In 2023, China had just under 5 million acres of planted bananas ... agreed that careful soil management in banana plantations is key to reducing the spread of the disease. "Long-term banana planting ...

Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the air while also increasing yields. But it ...

A Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) initiative is set to come up with plan to come up with one of the major constraints of yields in Australian cropping systems, excessive soil ...

Here, we use a next-generation sequencing method based on 16S/18S rRNA to reveal the soil microbial diversity and community compositions of alpine meadow ecosystems along an elevation span of nearly 2 ...

and improved soil structure. Without it, soils become barren, leading to erosion, acidity, and unsustainable farming. Soil organic matter (SOM) is made up of a variety of components, including ...