mulching
Mulching is the practice of applying a protective layer of organic or inorganic material to the soil surface around plants. It plays a significant role in plant science by modulating soil moisture retention, temperature regulation, and nutrient cycling, all of which directly influence plant growth and root health. Researchers study mulching as a tool for improving soil microbial communities, suppressing weed competition, and optimizing conditions for sustainable crop and ecosystem management.
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Straw Return Enhances Photooxidative Disintegration of Mulch Film a...
If you mulch your vegetable beds with plastic sheeting and compost straw or plant debris back int...
Biodegradable mulch film-enriched with biochar, chicken feather, an...
That bag of chicken feathers or pile of oyster shells from your backyard cookout could become nex...
Manure beats fertilizer at reshaping soil life long-term
If you compost or mulch your garden beds instead of relying on synthetic fertilizer, this two-dec...
Soil management strategies shape bacterial and eukaryotic community...
Mulching your apple trees or garden beds with straw or compost doesn't just feed the soil once — ...
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)-Compost Amendment Increases Diversity, ...
Spreading kitchen and yard waste compost between your grapevines or garden beds doesn't just feed...
Synergistic effects of crop straw formulations on Stropharia rugoso...
If you've ever replanted the same bed with tomatoes or garlic and watched yields quietly shrink e...
Harnessing fungi and bacteria to speed up the biodegradation of pla...
The plastic sheeting stretched over garden beds and farm rows each season rarely disappears clean...
Earthworms counteract drought-induced impairment of wheat performan...
Worm castings in your vegetable beds aren't just fertilizer — earthworms actively restructure soi...
Straw and biochar store soil carbon in totally different ways
If you compost or amend garden beds, this explains why straw mulch and biochar aren't interchange...
Cover crops in garden walkways cut future weeds by 80%
If you've ever pulled the same weeds from your garden paths year after year, this shows that plan...
Your soil type decides how fast bioplastic mulch really breaks down
If you use biodegradable plastic mulch or landscape fabric in your garden beds, this research sho...
Grass and straw turn toxic mine waste into living soil
If you've ever driven past a scarred, rusty-looking mine site and wondered if it could ever be gr...
Biodegradable plastic mulch disrupts soil microbes as it breaks down
The compostable plastic mulch marketed as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic sheeting can thr...
More fertilizer helps maize roots, but fewer fungi species survive
If you've ever wondered why a heavily fertilized garden bed sometimes struggles in a dry spell, t...
Herbicide use strips soil from olive groves faster than cover crops
If you grow olive trees or fruit trees on a slope, what you do to the bare ground between them, s...
Letting plastic-free mulch rot in the field beats landfilling it
If you use biodegradable mulch or landscape fabric in your garden beds, leaving it in place to br...
Mulch and manure help drought-stressed roses bloom more
If you grow roses (or any water-thirsty ornamental) in a dry climate, this shows that layering mu...
