Compaction means the pore space is reduced or eliminated, resulting in denser compacted soil. For good plant growth, roots ...

To study this, the researchers seeded plots across 12 grassland sites with varying soil moisture levels with mixes of native ...

They found that, due to falling leaves, roots and other organic matter being incorporated into the soil, the hedges stored more carbon than the grassland sites. Older hedges stored greater amounts ...

both near the surface and in deeper soil layers, by promoting plant diversity and increasing the amount of biomass allocated to roots. Grasslands dominated by plants that depend on mycorrhizal ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...

For example, reforestation or grassland restoration on a former ... Vertical distribution of roots along a soil toposequence in the New Jersey pinelands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research ...

"These fungi are like an extension of the roots, allowing the plant to explore the soil more widely for nutrients," said Zakaria Lahrach, a Ph.D. student supervised by Hijri. Beyond this plant ...

LEADING agricultural machinery manufacturer Grange Machinery will launch its latest innovation at Cereals 2025. The 2.5m Grassland Loosener Lite (GLL Lite ), which reduces soil compaction while ...