A new smart platform invented by Purdue University researchers to wirelessly monitor subsoil health could change the landscape of agricultural sensing systems. The invention addresses a critical need ...

Biocrusts, known as the "desert skin," includes communities of cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, bacteria, lichen, and mosses. They can mediate both the physical and biological environments of dryland ...

Conservation agriculture sounds like a great way to protect our environment. It promises to help keep the soil healthy, with more carbon locked in the ground, and less fertilizer runoff. But the ...

A team led by Purdue University associate professor Rahim Rahimi has invented a system that uses nail-shaped sensing probes to deliver deeper insights on subsoil conditions to farmers. A new smart ...

This final chapter presents three examples of subsoil profiles. A subsoil profile is defined as a diagram or cross-section through the ground that shows the nature and the sequence of the various soil ...

Sand capping golf course fairways is a trend driven by the need for improved turfgrass growing and playing conditions, especially on areas where low-quality irrigation water and fine-textured soils ...