CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains ...

Aa Aa Aa Organic matter is a key component of soil that affects its physical, chemical, and biological properties, contributing greatly to its proper functioning on which human societies depend.

As the layer of fertile topsoil thins ... State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased.

A research team sheds light on the longstanding debate regarding sand topdressing and its role in managing organic matter in ...

Mold in your soil may be unsightly, but it's not always a cause for alarm. Some molds are beneficial, but it helps to know what you have in case it's not.

Organic or hybrid organic-inorganic films can be grown using molecular layer deposition (MLD) using organic precursors or a combination of organic and inorganic precursors [1]. We have pioneered the ...

Researchers from Wuhan University of Technology and Central South University, Changsha in China, have fabricated an ultra-thin organic solar cell with a bilayer hole transport layer (HTL ...

Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it. Microbial soil life, from aerobic bacteria to symbiotic ...