Nitrogen Cycling: The Role of Soil Microbes
Nitrogen: A Most Wanted Nutrient Nitrogen is the nutrient that keeps farmers up at night. It’s the most commonly deficient nutrient in soils, and the most commonly supplied by fertiliser. Without nitrogen, plants cannot build proteins or produce chlorophyll, which is essential for growth and energy production. Yet right above our heads is an endless […]
Analysing soil organic carbon is not enough
Modern agriculture plays a crucial role in our world today, both as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and as a potential solution to mitigate climate change and reduce global emissions. This potential lies hidden beneath the soil surface, where atmospheric carbon is sequestered and stored. Soil is a large carbon reservoir containing between […]
