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  1. Culman Lab publishes another article!

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/culman-lab-publishes-another-article

    additional lab members Tunsisa Hurisso and Steve Culman as coauthors, in the Soil Science Society of America ... Journal. Their paper,  Sources of Variability that Compromise Mineralizable Carbon as a Soil Health ... Indicator, is summarized below:   Accounting for soil biology is a central concept in soil health. However, ...

  2. Micronutrients

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/extension-and-outreach/nutrient-management-0/micronutrients

    molybdenum (Mo), zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni).  There is increasing interest from the agricultural community in ... micronutrient fertilization for a variety of reasons including: 1) soil erosion and long-term cropping have ... resulted in the removal of micronutrients from soils; 2) increasing crop yields generally leads to greater ...

  3. Perennial Grains

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/perennial-grains

    BACKGROUND Perennial grain cropping systems can dramatically improve soil health and water quality ... on our farms. By maintaining constant cover and minimizing the need for soil disturbance, the systems ... resilient soil food webs. Emerging perennial grains yield less than modern annual grain crops but the ...

  4. Culman Lab publishes manuscript on rapid soil health measure for protein

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/culman-lab-publishes-manuscript-rapid-soil-health-measure-protein

    Increased interest in practical, routine evaluation of soil health has created a need for rapid ... and inexpensive indicators that reflect soil nitrogen (N) status. We have been working on a soil ... viewed more broadly as a soil health indicator that reflects the primary pool of organically bound N in ...

  5. Long-term P & K and N-rate Trials

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/long-term-p-k-and-n-rate-trials

    investigates linkages between soil health and nutrient availability. Using ongoing long-term fertilizer trials ... from across the Midwest, my work seeks to answer the basic question: “does a healthier soil require ... cropping systems. These projects hope to help farmers better quantify agronomic benefits of improved soil ...

  6. Madison Campbell

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/people/madison-campbell

    majoring in agronomy. She is interested in soil science and it's applications in agronomic research and ... is using her time with the Soil Fertility Lab to explore potential career paths. Her research focuses ... investigating how changes in nutrient content in both soil and plants at different growing points in the season ...

  7. Congratulations, Phoo Pye Zone!

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/congratulations-phoo-pye-zone

    Environment and Natural Resources. Her research focused on evaluating the response of soil test values and ...

  8. Soil Fertility Lab presents research at CFAES annual research conference

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-fertility-lab-presents-research-cfaes-annual-research-conference

    The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences hosted their annual research ... competition awarding monetary prizes to the top three presenters in each category. The Soil Fertility Lab ...

  9. The Soil Fertility Lab is growing!

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-fertility-lab-growing

    Columbia University where she is working to identify mechanisms that increase soil carbon storage for ... improved soil health and crop productivity in small-holder farming systems in Kenya and Tanzania. Her work ... as soil carbon sequestration and water quality. She will explore the relationship between cover crop ...

  10. Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management in Hops

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-fertility-and-nutrient-management-hops

    The Soil Fertility Lab is looking for your input! We are interested in studying soil fertility and ... (what varieties you grow, fertilizer regime, and soil testing) that should take no more than ten minutes ... in participating in a future study and learning more about soil fertility on your farm.  You can ...

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