arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
11/13/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Green for green: Organic fertilizers improve crop quality
Adding chemical fertilizers might boost the yield of your crop in the short term. But using organic fertilizers is not just limited to a long-term investment in the quality of your soil. Romanian researchers reported that using biologic means of improving the soil leads to healthier crops that fetch better prices. Most plants produce secondary […]
07/07/2018
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By Zoey Sky
When plants break up: Understanding cooperative relationships between soil microbes
Who knew even plants could “break up?” According to a study, even though plants can cooperate, there are also times when these cooperative relationships break down. Gijsbert Werner, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Stuart West, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, both in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, explained that plants have various “below-ground interactions with […]
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