So next time you admire those soft blue or blushing pink clusters, remember - their secret isn’t in the petals. It’s in the ...

Bulbs that bloom in the spring are planted into the ground in the fall. These include those that are technically corms, ...

Sandy loam? Loamy soil? There are many terms to describe the ground under your feet. Here's how to determine the composition of your soil -- and why it matters.

Soybeans may fix their own nitrogen, but that doesn’t mean their fertility needs are simple. A high protein content and strong yield targets can lead to soybean nutrient deficiency, requiring a ...

Brazilian Pampa is the northeastern reach of the much larger Río de la Plata grasslands ecoregion (Pallarés et al., 2005; Andrade et al., 2019), including large parts of Uruguay and Argentina (Figure ...

In large-scale engineering projects, such as high earth-rock dams, measuring the shear strength of coarse-grained soils poses significant challenges due to limitations in existing test instruments, ...

Abstract: The strong relationship between soil moisture content and the soil dielectric constant offers a direct way of measuring soil moisture with microwave sensors. Global coarse-resolution soil ...

Particle gradation and water content are important factors affecting shear strength of soil. However, due to chemical cementation and molecular attraction, loess particles commonly stick together ...