Phillip R. Owens, from left, Purdue University associate professor of agronomy, and doctoral graduate Jenette Ashtekar, compare a soil sample in an auger to a functional soil map on a digital tablet.

Soil properties underpin ecosystem functioning, agricultural productivity and environmental quality. A growing body of research is focused on understanding the spatial variability of soil ...

Waitrose is investing £1m in two new partnerships designed to accelerate the transition of its British supply base to ...

Scotland is leading the way in organic land growth for a sixth year, while other nations in the UK continue to fall behind considerably, much to the dismay of the Soil Association. In 2024, 503,000ha ...

Organic food advocates gathered at the Soil Association conference in London last week with a programme that extended well beyond organics in an effort to “start where people are” on their journey ...

The UK’s organic certification body, Soil Association, has defended organic food following an article in New Scientist which urged consumers to stop buying organic to protect the environment. The ...

Question: What is the relative importance of solar radiation intensity and soil origin for cactus establishment at the spatial scales of microhabitat and plant association? Location: ...

Selection favoring different alleles in different environments frequently has been suggested as an explanation for allozyme variation within and among populations. This hypothesis predicts that ...