A new study has revealed how trees can adjust their growth strategies to thrive in improved soil conditions. The research, published in the journal Environmental and Experimental Botany, focused on...

According to estimation, 30% of the world's terrestrial carbon (C) stocks are found in the boreal forest, with 60% of this C being underground. Organic soil horizons contain approximately one-third...

A study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how maize roots change their traits in response to different tillage practices, such as no tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT).

Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, have made progress in understanding the driving mechanisms of the uniqueness of plant species composition in dif...

A new study has shed light on how soil microorganisms, which are crucial for the carbon cycle, adapt to different levels of temperature and organic matter availability.