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Maintenance of soil organic matter and its long-term effects

William C. Melara Mar 14, 2023

© Udra11 Lynn Brandenberger, Professor of Horticultural Food Crops, Oklahoma State University, and Ajay Nair Associate Professor of Extension Vegetables, Iowa State University, discuss the importance of soil care for crop…

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Adoption of no-till and cover crops increases soil organic matter and reduces costs

William C. Melara Dec 28, 2021

Long before the emergence of the carbon market that offered economic incentives for farmers to adopt soil conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops, Jack Boyer had already discovered the value of these practices.…

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Increase Soil Organic Matter – GOV.UK

William C. Melara Jun 7, 2021

If you are doing this as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Incentive Pilot Project, how you will do it is up to you. The tips on this page can help you achieve greater environmental and business benefits, but you don't have to follow…

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Delta, Fraser Valley, decline in soil organic matter

William C. Melara Feb 21, 2021

Vital to soil health, organic matter is declining in the delta and throughout the Fraser Valley Soil organic matter (SOM) is the fraction of soil composed of decomposed plant and animal tissues to varying degrees, and is essential…

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A new way to analyze soil organic matter will help predict climate change

William C. Melara Oct 1, 2020

WACO, TX- A new way to analyze the chemical makeup of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon — and how soil carbon may affect climate in the future, says a Baylor University researcher .A study by scientists…

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A new method for soil organic matter analysis

William C. Melara Sep 25, 2020

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A new method for analyzing soil organic matter will help predict climate change

William C. Melara Sep 25, 2020

A new way to analyze the chemical makeup of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon and how soil carbon could affect climate in the future, according to a Baylor University researcher. A study by scientists…

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Digging into Soil Organic Matter • News Service • Iowa State University

William C. Melara Sep 14, 2020

Data for the study came from soil profiles, like this one, collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network. Bigger picture. Photo courtesy of National Network of Ecological Observatories, Battelle. AMES, Iowa - A new study by…

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The impact of cover crops on soil organic matter, nutrient cycling

William C. Melara Jun 1, 2020

Steven Hall is dedicated to exploring how farmers can get the most out of their soil.Hall, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at Iowa State University, runs a biogeochemistry lab where…

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The link between soil organic matter and soil water

William C. Melara Mar 24, 2020

By Anna Cates, State Soil Health SpecialistOne of the benefits of increasing soil organic matter is storing more water in your soil. Why does this happen? Because the organic matter in the soil creates pores of different sizes. However,…

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Understanding Soil Organic Matter – Grainews

William C. Melara Feb 3, 2020

The word “organic”, like “environmental”, has become confusing over the last 20 or 30 years. Organic food for example? All the food we eat is organic (except salt or other minerals). All agricultural activities are environmental, but…

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The Yield Benefits of Soil Organic Matter Have a Limit

William C. Melara Feb 21, 2019

Researchers find that higher yields that come from increased organic matter in the soil will eventually decline For years, most farmers have understood that increasing the volume of organic matter in the soil will provide nutrients to…

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Soil organic matter is important for soil health and profitability | Cultures

William C. Melara May 2, 2018

Soil organic matter is an indicator of soil health and performs many important functions. The higher the…

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Can I increase soil organic matter by 1% this year?

William C. Melara Jan 15, 2018

By Sjoerd Willem DuikerThis fall, I participated in workshops where a farmer claimed that the organic matter in his soil was increasing by 1% per year. Is this a realistic goal to aim for?The source of soil organic matter is photosynthesis…

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Temperature sensitivity and enzymatic mechanisms of soil organic matter decomposition along an…

William C. Melara Feb 29, 2016

Bond-Lamberty, B. & Thomson, A. Temperature-associated increases in the global record of soil respiration. Nature 464, 579–582 (2010).Google Scholar CAS Announcements Smith, P. & Fang, C. Cycle C: A Warm Soil…

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Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

William C. Melara Sep 7, 2015

1Schlesinger, WH and Bernhardt, ES Biogeochemistry: an analysis of global change (Academic Press, 2013). Google Scholar 2Schmidt, MWI et al.…