CAYANA: Aren't farms great? I think I'd quite like to be a farmer. HARRY: I would love to have a go on that tractor. Actually, the farmer isgetting ready to plant some new crops, but their field ...
Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...
In this practical activity, your class will examine the importance of earthworms in breaking down organic matter to produce soil which helps plants to grow. You'll go looking for earthworms by using ...
Long-term field experiments in Norfolk have revealed insights into how farmers can improve soil fertility within more sustainable food production systems. The "New Farming Systems" experiments at the ...
On 9 February 2024, she was a panellist at the launch of the Call to Action: Closing the Gender Gap in Science by UNESCO at its Paris headquarters. In the following interview, she explains why soil ...
What is needed for plants to grow? How might you select which plants would be best to reforest a desert? How long do you think it might take to go from a desert to a forest? What positive and negative ...
Soil is all around us – well actually it’s underneath us! Soil covers most of the land and is also sometimes called earth, dirt or mud. Soil is important because it helps plants to grow by containing ...