Adding Amazonian dark earth to soils boosts plant growth, shows study. Adding Amazonian dark earth (ADE) to soils can significantly boost plant growth, according to a study by Brazilian scientists published in Frontiers in Soil Science. ADE, also known as terra preta, is highly fertile due to its
Amazonian dark earth soil profile. Note that there is a black and a yellow layer. ADE corresponds only to the black layer. Credit: Luís Felipe Guandalin ZagattoAdding Amazonian dark earth to soils can significantly boost plant growth, according to a study by Brazilian scientists published in Frontiers in Soil Science. ADE, also known as terra preta, is highly fertile due to its richness in nutrients and stable organic matter.
Now, scientists from Brazil show that ADE could be a ‘secret weapon’ to boost reforestation – not only in the Amazon, where 18% or approximately 780,000 kmFrontiers in Soil Science“Here we show that the use of ADEs can enhance the growth of pasture and trees due to their high levels of nutrients, as well as to the presence of beneficial bacteria and archaea in the soil microbial community,” said joint lead author Luís Felipe Zagatto, a graduate student at the Center for Nuclear Energy in...
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