An archeologist at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been testing an ancient recipe to create fertile soil in ...

It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils on the planet and enabled it to become one of the largest producers of corn, soybeans and oats in the United States over the last 160 or so years.

Glacier FarmMedia - Is your soil fertility program working? Even if it is, common myths about nutrient management and soil ...

2003). While soil is frequently referred to as the "fertile substrate", not all soils are suitable for growing crops. Ideal soils for agriculture are balanced in contributions from mineral ...

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 ...

HAVING for the last three or four years paid particular attention to the natural formation of soil, I venture to believe that a concise account, or rather summing up, of the results of my ...

1. Composite soil samples from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin were analyzed for total sulphur, total phosphorus, and volatile matter (loss on ignition), and cooperative fertilizer ...

Explore the significance of alluvial plains in agriculture, highlighting key crops like rice, wheat, and sugarcane that ...

Plant in a slightly acidic soil base where possible for best results each season. Moderately fertile soils are suitable, but ...