supplementing the soil and fertilizer supply. The analysis showed that across all nitrogen fertilizer rates, the inoculant increased corn vegetative growth, nitrogen accumulation, kernel number ...

Samples to assess thatch accumulation. To determine the amount ... Have your soil tested by the U of M Soil Testing Lab to determine the proper amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to apply.

Wheat dry matter accumulation and nitrogen uptake according to growth ... You can only achieve these high rates of symbiotically fixed nitrogen under low soil N conditions. This is where inoculation ...

Snow provides insulation, reflects sunlight and acts as a medium for transporting and depositing essential nutrients, like ...

Soil organic matter breaking down faster also produces more of the type of nitrogen crops need to thrive, especially corn. Organic nitrogen converted into plant-feeding inorganic nitrogen at a ...

Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are strongly influenced by ...

“This added ecological complexity, combined with biological nitrogen fixation, presents a unique opportunity to enhance soil carbon accumulation by fostering stronger plant-microbe interactions, ...

Iowa State University researchers have found an important trade-off between carbon and nitrogen in traditional and varied ...

Longer more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon ...