Soil-borne plant diseases, such as damping-off, root rots, and wilts, which often lead to non-specific symptoms and are therefore difficult to diagnose, are responsible for major crop losses annually.

Before a nutrient can be used by plants it must be dissolved in the soil solution. Most minerals and nutrients are more soluble or available in acid soils than in neutral or slightly alkaline soils.

The pH of a soil refers to its acidity or alkalinity and is a vital factor in plant growth. It's easy to measure and is usually listed numerically on a scale of one to 14. Acid soils have a pH of ...

Soil is directly connected to plant health and vitality because the right soil will contain everything your plant needs to survive. This includes nutrients, moisture, and pest/disease control ...

University of Minnesota Extension Many home gardeners are getting ready to plant potatoes this spring and are searching for some way to prevent potato scab. They may have dug their potatoes last ...

The dilution of plant and soil stable isotopic nitrogen showed that additional nitrogen uptake in the inoculated plots was from the atmosphere, supplementing the soil and fertilizer supply.

because it may be necessary to add acid. If you don't have suitable soil, simply grow blueberries in a pot containing ericaceous compost, giving the plants a high potash feed (such as tomato feed ...