News tagged with acidic soil
WSU astrobiologist proposes fleet of probes to seek life on Mars
A Washington State University astrobiologist is leading a group of 20 scientists in calling for a mission to Mars with "a strong and comprehensive life detection component." At the heart of their proposal ...
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Acid rain poses a previously unrecognized threat to Great Lakes sugar maples
(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of sugar maples in Upper Great Lakes forests is likely to decline in coming decades, according to University of Michigan ecologists and their colleagues, due to a previously unrecognized ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Soil microbiologists discover Aberdeen microbe of global agricultural significance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organisms that oxidise ammonia were first discovered in 1890. Although a natural process, a major consequence of the activities of such organisms in soil is the transformation and loss of ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Seeing the forest under the trees
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists recently discovered nitrogen that falls from the atmosphere in acid rain can influence large tracts of sugar maples in North America.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Research shows that soil calcium limits forest songbirds
Acid rain and subsequent calcium depletion of forest soils in eastern North America may be limiting forest songbird populations, according to a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Nitrogen in the soil cleans the air
Eutrophication harms the environment in many ways. Unexpectedly, nitrogen fertilizer may also be positive for the environment. And even acidic soils, promoting the destruction of forests, can have a positive ...
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Producing cold-tolerant oats for autumn sowing in Sweden
Oat is the sixth most important cereal in the world. Traditionally it has been used for feed, but it's importance as a food crop is steadily growing due to it's unique health beneficial properties. Unfortunately, ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Good fungi might prove even better for plant, human health
Researchers have come closer to understanding how a common fungus "makes its living in the soil," which could lead to its possible "career change" as a therapeutic agent for plant and human health.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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New research contains solutions to common pear disease
Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear. In the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, disease occurs ...
Dec 29, 2010 |
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New model is proposed to explain absence of organic compounds on surface of Mars
The ongoing search for evidence of past or present life on Mars includes efforts to identify organic compounds such as proteins in Martian soil, but their absence to date remains a mystery. A new theory to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Cloned sorghum is aluminum tolerant
(PhysOrg.com) -- Leon Kochian and colleagues have cloned a unique sorghum gene that is being used to develop sorghum lines that can withstand toxic levels of aluminum in the soil, a consequence of acidic soils.
Feb 23, 2010 |
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For peat's sake: Alternative growing media
Peat, or semi-decayed vegetation matter, has been used by commercial growers and amateur gardeners since the middle of the 20th century. Peat is added to potting soil to help retain moisture and provide additional ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Organic soils continue to acidify despite reduction in acidic deposition
Following the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 and 1990 acidic deposition in North America has declined significantly since its peak in 1973. Consequently, research has shifted from studying the effects of acidic deposition ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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