Scientists classify soil based on factors such as mineral content, texture, drainage capacity, and fertility. Globally, the 7 most common types of soil form the basis of farming and ecosystem balance: ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

A 700-year-old fertile soil technique could mitigate climate change and revolutionize farming across Africa, say researchers. They discovered that the ancient West African method of adding charcoal ...

When people hear the word extinction, they invariably think of dinosaurs. But we are now on the verge of soil extinction—the greatest crisis of our times. Can soil ever turn extinct? Yes, it can. If ...

Farming has destroyed a lot of the rich soil of America's Midwestern prairie. A team of scientists just came up with a staggering new estimate for just how much has disappeared. The most fertile ...

GeoJournal, Vol. 6, No. 2, Natural Hazards Management in South America (1982), pp. 183-192 (10 pages) This paper compares the trend and relative importance in soil fertility restoration, of organic ...