Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research team has now shown that inoculating the soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even improve yields without using additional fertilizers or pesticides. In a large-scale field trial, plant yield increased by up to 40%.
  • schmorp@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    6 months ago

    more biodiversity = more soil health ?

    No shit, sherlock. Known by traditional gardeners everywhere. Wait till they discover they can also add trees to the mix!

    But seriously: more such studies, I’m really glad we are slowly overcoming the “Kill-all-but-the-crop” paradigm of agriculture.