Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

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Genetic Switch Could Help Control Leaf Growth in Poor Soils Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to ...

The plant journal. 61:992-1000. (2010). Berg, G. Smalla, K. Plant species and soil type cooperatively shape the sturcutre and function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiol.

Soil salinity is a global problem that greatly restricts agriculture production, and salt stress is one of the traditional ...

Second, some plants possess mechanisms or structural features that provide advantages when growing in certain types of nutrient limited soils. In fact, most plants have evolved nutrient uptake ...

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