To tell if soil is healthy, just listen to it: « Ground-breaking “ecoacoustics” use underground critter concerts to monitor a hidden ecosystem. »
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Atlas Obscura
How Can You Tell If Soil Is Healthy? Just Listen to It.
Ground-breaking "ecoacoustics" use underground critter concerts to monitor a hidden ecosystem.
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One-sixth of the planet’s cropland has toxic levels of one or more metals ⚠️🌍🌾
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One-sixth of the planet’s cropland has toxic levels of one or more metals
A review of tens of thousands of soil samples from Earth reveals high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the pedosphere
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New research finds both organic and conventional farms lose soil functionality as management intensity rises 🌱📉 – suggesting 'productive deintensification' is the path forward. 🌍✨
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Science
Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality
Organic farming is often considered to be more sustainable than conventional farming. However, both farming systems comprise highly variable management practices. In this study, we show that in organic and conventional arable fields, the ...
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A new study finds 86% of global croplands now face more soil exposure to climate extremes 🌍 – risking carbon loss 🌱, erosion 🌪️, and food security 🍽️.
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Nature
Globally increased cropland soil exposure to climate extremes in recent decades
Nature Communications - This paper uses satellite data from 2001 to 2022 to analyze soil exposure in croplands. It shows that while soil exposure duration declined in 57% of croplands, 86% face...
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Microplastics are ‘silently spreading from soil to salad 🥗 to humans 👤’. Agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than oceans 🌊. Microplastics and nanoplastics have now been found in lettuce 🥬, wheat 🌾 and carrot 🥕 crops.
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Microplastics are ‘silently spreading from soil to salad to humans’
Microplastics are ‘silently spreading from soil to salad to humans’
A review from Murdoch University has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than
A review from Murdoch University has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than
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Study finds sugarcane‑derived biochar boosts cotton yield by improving soil moisture 💧 and nutrient retention 🌱. Method also reduces nitrate runoff, offering a sustainable fix for sandy soils. Researchers believe process could be modified for other crops such as corn 🌽 and beans 🫘.
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University of Missouri
Biochar improves soil health for cotton production, study confirms
Researchers believe the method could be modified for other crops such as corn and beans.
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CRISPR-engineered wheat variety encourages soil bacteria to fix nitrogen, potentially a huge saving in fertilizer costs and nitrate pollution 🌾🧬💰🌍
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UC Davis
Wheat That Makes Its Own Fertilizer
UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that produce their own fertilizer, opening the door for less air and water pollution and lower costs for farmers.
Legume introduction enhances rhizosphere phosphorus availability through organic acid-induced dissolution and microbial transformation: Insights from an 11-year field experiment in grassland 🌱✨🔬📈
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In a new study, a 553-day incubation experiment was conducted to examine temporal changes in CO2 emissions 🌍, extracellular enzyme activities 🧪, microbial biomass 🦠, and microbial community composition in soils from both enclosed and grazed grasslands 🌾.
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Science News
Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds. First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life. If stretched end to end, they would reach a length of almost 750m…
🍄 Groundbreaking study reveals planet's subterranean fungi networks could stretch from Earth to the sun nearly 750 million times. These vital networks sustain over 70% of plant life and help regulate climate by storing carbon in soils.
🌱 A new global map created by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (Spun) using machine learning and data from over 16,000 soil samples, shows these fungi networks are incredibly extensive, with up to 10 meters potentially in a single teaspoon of soil.
🚜 However, network densities in cropland are 47.3% lower than in wild ecosystems due to agricultural practices like tilling and the use of fertilizers and fungicides, which harm these essential fungal communities.
🌍 The loss of these networks could significantly impact carbon storage, nutrient distribution, and water quality, as they protect waterways from chemicals. Grasslands were found to have the densest systems, but these areas are often poorly protected.
#Fungi #ClimateChange #SoilHealth
🌱 A new global map created by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (Spun) using machine learning and data from over 16,000 soil samples, shows these fungi networks are incredibly extensive, with up to 10 meters potentially in a single teaspoon of soil.
🚜 However, network densities in cropland are 47.3% lower than in wild ecosystems due to agricultural practices like tilling and the use of fertilizers and fungicides, which harm these essential fungal communities.
🌍 The loss of these networks could significantly impact carbon storage, nutrient distribution, and water quality, as they protect waterways from chemicals. Grasslands were found to have the densest systems, but these areas are often poorly protected.
#Fungi #ClimateChange #SoilHealth