Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

In Iowa they call it “black gold” – a fertile blanket covering ... mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil called loam. It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

This method could help address soil degradation challenges, such as declining fertility and erosion ... particularly in black soil regions facing degradation. More information: Xin Sui et al ...