Soils can be thought of as storehouses for plant nutrients. Many nutrients, such as calcium and magnesium, may be supplied to plants solely from reserves held in the soil. Others like potassium are ...

Soils have a natural characteristic called the cation exchange capacity (CEC) that allows them to hold (and exchange) cations (e.g., Ca+2 or Na+). These cations are held tight enough on the CEC that ...

Effects of soil pH and cation exchange capacity (CEC) on sunflower tolerance to sulfentrazone were investigated in a greenhouse study. Variables were soil pH (7.0, 7.3, 7.5, and 7.8), soil CEC (8.2, ...

Biogeochemistry, Vol. 152, No. 2/3 (February 2021), pp. 223-236 (14 pages) Alteration in the availability of soil base cations and micronutrients is critical to maintain stable ecosystem functioning ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

This fall’s mild weather has allowed farmers to plug along with harvest, with many already done or nearing completion. With suitable weather still ahead, it is a great time to one more thing to prep ...