A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

The term mycorrhiza is derived from the ancient Greek words mykos, meaning “fungus,” and rhiza meaning “root.” Together, the term translates to “fungus root.” Specifically, mycorrhizae are fungi that ...

Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to water their flowerbed ...

Despite rice being the staple food for more than half of the world's population, its cultivation remains highly ...

Nature has the answer: Deep-rooted, drought-tolerant plants that thrive when it gets warm and can survive during today's ...

When trees and shrubs are grown in turf, competition for nutrients, water and space occurs below ground between turf roots and woody plant roots. Turf wins because its dense fibrous root system ...

What is soil? Soil is the thin layer of material covering the earth’s surface and is formed from the weathering of rocks. It is made up mainly of mineral particles, organic materials, air, water and ...

In today’s society, we have adopted a landscaping method that will not withstand the test of nature as the world warms up.