Soil testing methods are still largely the same as they were 100 years ago, and researchers and farmers continue to struggle to interpret the numbers. However, a soil test is a good place to start ...

Researchers determined the variability of cation exchange capacity in different batches of pine bark and studied the influence of particle size, substrate pH, and peat amendment on CEC. Part of the ...

Vol. 146, No. 1/2, Selected papers from the PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GENETIC ASPECTS OF PLANT MINERAL NUTRITION (October 1992), pp. 77-82 (6 pages) Genotypic differences in ...

Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving cropping system. Below, are a variety of organically approved soil amendments ...

Five years of sustained cropping of cleared ferallitic and alluvial soils in Sierra Leone reduced the organic matter originally under bush of both soils by 50 per cent and the cation exchange ...

Soil is composed of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. It is a responsible for the plant growth; means of water storage, supply and purification; ...

WOOSTER, OH - A new study contains valuable recommendations that can inform container nursery fertilization practices in the northeastern United States. In this region, most nursery substrates are ...