Black soil, characterized by its dark topsoil, is considered the "food basket" of the world because of its rich organic carbon and high degree of productivity. It contributes to 25 percent of China's ...

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In Iowa they call it “black gold” – a fertile blanket covering the landlocked Midwestern state. Thousands of years of prairie grass growth, death and decomposition have left a thick layer of ...

HAS sprung, the grass is on the rise, as are your weeds and garden chores. Your soil and its fertility will be a major concern if you want a bountiful harvest.

Zhang Jiabao (second from left) and Jia Zhongjun (second from right), chief adviser and chief engineer of the Sci-Tech Innovation Campaign for the Black Soil Granary of the Chinese Academy of ...