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Soil health: The importance of the rhizosphere

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...
Science Daily

Climate change will see Australia's soil emit CO2 and add to global warming

New research has shown the warming climate will turn Australia's soil into a net emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), unless action is taken. Soil helps to keep the planet cool by absorbing carbon, ...
The Conversation

Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them

Ryan Borrett is part of SoilsWest and collaborates on projects that receive funding from Murdoch University, the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, and the ...

Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.
EurekAlert!

Climate change will see Australia’s soil emit CO2 and add to global warming

New Curtin University research has shown the warming climate will turn Australia’s soil into a net emitter of carbon dioxide (CO 2), unless action is taken. Soil helps to keep the planet cool by ...