Leftover lactose from cheese production shows early promise as a treatment that can help soils retain water and nutrients, making them more resistant to drought.
- Professor emeritus, Colorado State University
Healthy soil teems with bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that help store carbon and fend off plant diseases. To restore soil, scientists are finding ways to foster its microbiome.
Researchers are developing biological tools that can boost crop yields to feed a growing world population without harming human health or the environment.
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