In a warming corner of Iceland, tiny soil microbes are quietly rewriting one of Earth’s most fundamental life-support systems. Instead of passing nitrogen along to plants, they are increasingly ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

Researchers showed that teosinte gene fragments in modern corn suppress nitrifying and denitrifying soil bacteria, reducing ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

Nitrogen management remains one of the biggest challenges—and opportunities—for California growers managing permanent crops.

The Earth's land surface is dominated by sloping landscapes. Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles of ...

A new study reveals that soil acidity plays a critical role in determining how wheat competes with soil microorganisms for nitrogen, a nutrient ...

Tropical forests have long been treated as slow, patient allies in the fight against climate change, quietly locking away ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organic nitrogen is important for plant growth, but too much of it can cause a range of problems. Over-fertilization, improper ...

Soybean photosynthesis & water use improve with more nitrogen, but not just via leaf pores. Research shows nitrogen boosts ...

Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant health. However, these fertilizers also produce ...