Bt's soil chemistry

Where does the water go during a drought? Germany researchers try to find out

Researchers examined how the process of evaporation and groundwater recharge differed under various kinds of soils and land uses

Desertification in India: Soiled Dhule land is shallow, unfit for plantation

This Maharashtra district, one of India’s land degradation hotspots, struggles with soil erosion coupled with low forest cover, illegal …

Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security

UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too

Microbes hold the key

Bacteria could play a crucial role in restoring fertile prairies in North America

Green cussedness, anyone?

They did the impossible on land that held no hope

Fertilizer subsidy fuelling food shortage

Fertile rocky land

With help from a non-profit, graziers reinvent a soil conservation practice, turn into thriving farmers

Flushing down its traditions

A good society knows how to clean its rubbish. But instead of setting an example for the world through its traditional handling of human excreta,…

Agriculture is egocentric

Norman Uphoff, professor emeritus of government and international agriculture at Cornell University, US, likes to say that the system of rice …

Depleting cover

Forest cover in Europe is decreasing at an alarming rate, says a new study

Sulphur deficiency in Madhya Pradesh soil leads to poor harvest

We have robbed the soil of its nutrients

P N TAKKAR former director of the Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, and currently principal scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research …

A peek into the world of fungi

First-of-its-kind global study shows soil fungi can directly impact climate change

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Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil

Organic v conservative

Scientists contest an age-old agricultural technique

In search of famine

HARVESTING HUNGER·A video film by Krishnendu Bose·Duration: 53 minutes

High carbon in paddy fields questions India's methane emission levels

Paddy cultivation reduces global warming

‘Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women’

Districts with an increased proportion of soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of child stunting and underweight

India’s agrarian distress: Can we revive our fatigued soils

Intensive cultivation and improper nutrient replenishment have affected soil fertility. Stagnating or declining yields are the telltales

Ground reality

Animal diversity in the soil mapped for the first time

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

Back to the future

Elemental woe