Science news articles about 'acid soils'

... challenge: High levels of aluminum released in the acidic soils can stunt crop growth. So ... ) plant geneticist Guihua Bai leads a team that is improving the odds for cultivating wheat in these acidic ...

... acidification, comparable to conditions seen in soils exposed to acid mine drainage. "Recovery from such extreme ... Tatra Mountains National Park, however, soils are far beyond natural recovery in human ...

Increasing levels of nitrogen deposition associated with industry and agriculture can drive soils toward a toxic level of acidification, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience.

... waste water purification plants — with a greater capacity of neutralisation of acids and a greater stability of organic elements — on acid soils, such as the one studied, is much more recommendable.

... themselves is the hope they bring that intact settlements are preserved on the lake bottom. These settlements could contain organic artifacts that deteriorate in drier, acidic soils on land.

... plus wood ash produced almost as great a yield, with the added benefit of reducing the acidity of acid soils. "The results suggest that urine with or without wood ash can be used as a substitute for ...

... 20th century. Peat is added to potting soil to help retain moisture and provide additional ... growing camellia, a woody plant that prefers acidic soils and is often grown in containers for decorative ...