It meets the special requirements of the plants, e.g., regarding moisture. For melons, the ebb and flow system can also be used. Herbs such as chives are susceptible to drought stress and can, therefore, be cultivated well with the NFT [43]. Aside from vegetable products, strawberries ...
No matter which group is right, it is clear that large-scale shifts in the moisture regime have a significant impact on the total number of desert soil bacteria. The cold deserts of Antarctica have also been cited as being at or beyond the limits of life; there are several examples of ...
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Whilst deep roots contribute to better water acquisition or drought adaptation in cereals and pulses under terminal drought when subsoil moisture is present, this trait also has disadvantages. In well-watered conditions plants with a deep root system might still invest in deep root growth instead of...
Analysis of microbial community functional diversity using sole-carbon-source utilisation profiles–a critique. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2002;42(1):1–14. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Li Y, Chen L, Wen H. Changes in the composition and diversity of bacterial communities 13 years after soil ...
SOC concentration, expressed in g C kg−1 soil, affects the chemical and physical properties of the soil, such as water infiltration ability, moisture holding capacity, nutrient availability, and the biological activity of microorganisms. In this study, we tested a three dimensional (3D) machine...
Next to changes in pore space, the formation of stable aggregates could impact the moisture retention in drying soils (Guber et al. 2004). Further, the hydrophobic nature of AM fungal hyphae (Rillig et al. 2010) could also contribute to the differences in hydraulic properties between AM and...
drawing their relationship with key functions such as the movement and storage of elements and water as well as the ability of roots to explore the soil and the definition of diverse habitats for soil microorganisms. The distribution of water and its accessibility in the rhizosphere is considered ...
supply, these differences were insignificant. However, the oil concentration was significantly increased from 39.2 to 40.8 %. Nevertheless, as described for oil palm specific quality traits of the oil itself (specific gravity, refractive index, moisture and acid value) did not respond to Mg ...
Plastic pollution in soils pose a major threat to soil health and soil fertility that are directly linked to food security and human health. In contrast to marine plastic pollution, this ubiquitous problem is thus far scientifically poorly understood and