Soils affected by salts can be described in two ways: by salinity classification or by potential crop response (Figure 1). Salinity classifications are based on the total accumulation of salts in the ...

A new study published in Biochar reveals that alkaline biochar, a type of carbon-rich soil amendment, significantly improves ...

In a pioneering study that explores innovative solutions for soil salinization, researchers are investigating the effects of subsurface organic fertilization on microbial necromass accumulation in ...

Salinization – the increasing amount of salt content in soil – contributes to land degradation, desertification and subsequently food insecurity. In the Middle East, the main constraint on ...

Soils have a natural characteristic called the cation exchange capacity (CEC) that allows them to hold (and exchange) cations (e.g., Ca+2 or Na+). These cations are held tight enough on the CEC that ...

Applying water to soil is about as simple as it comes. Sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t play nice and farmers have to find a way to get the needed moisture in the soil to raise an alfalfa crop. On the ...

PARK RIVER, N.D. — Fields with soil salinity, sodicity and high magnesium levels require management before they can be productive, said Naeem Kalwar, North Dakota State University Extension soils ...

This week marked the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, highlighting the importance of accelerating progress to restore 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land around the world. The IAEA ...

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Twenty years ago Dutch farmer Hubrecht Janse realized the tide was about to turn on his third-generation family business in the ...

Winter had arrived, kicking off Yuma growers’ most important season for leafy greens. John Boelts, co-owner of Desert Premium Farms, had planted 80 acres of lettuce seedlings but lost 25 acres, nearly ...