The effect of nutrient enrichment of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) was studied by comparing two mangrove-covered islands in the Indian River at Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA, one (high nutrient) with ...

There is no official definition of biofertilizers. But several industry experts give their take on this growing segment of agriculture.

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Gardeners are often told how important nutrients are to plants. But what is a nutrient, actually? “Nutrients are the chemical elements that plants need to build their tissues and operate their life ...

A new study published in PNAS, led by the United States Department of Agriculture and involving several researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that ...

Now that spring is here officially, most of us are scurrying about outdoors, intent on making garden beds ready for ornamental plants, herbs and vegetables. There are numerous gardening tasks that ...

After a cozy night by the fireplace, most people scoop out the ash and toss it without a second thought. But did you know ...

When tanks overflow, nutrient rich water drips directly onto the ground below. Soil under these branches becomes richer than ...