WASHINGTON — Soil isn’t one size fits all. It may look the same under your feet – but under a microscope, that’s a different story. A plant’s roots, tiny bugs – these things can tell one soil from another quite easily.

Robson Armindo, a professor at the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil, wanted to better understand the interactions of soil, air, and water. He worked with Ole Wendroth from the University of Kentucky.

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Author: Susan Fisk
Contact: Susan Fisk, sfisk@sciencesocieties.org, 608-273-8091
Terms: Soil Research