To people, salt is a kitchen staple. But to crops, too much of it can be devastating. Across coastal regions and irrigated ...

Without restoration efforts in coastal Louisiana, marshes in the state could lose half of their current ability to store carbon in the soil over a period of 50 years, according to a new paper ...

Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise and tidal flooding is increasing soil salinity risks in coastal farm fields (Figure 1). Soil salinity is related to the presence of soluble salts and cations ...

Many nutrients in soil exist as salts, soluble and available for plant uptake. But when salts accumulate in excess, crop growth can decline. With more frequent surface flooding in coastal fields and ...

Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that ...

Struggling with your Wilmington garden? These five native plants are heat tolerant and perfect for coastal soil.

Orange County’s coastal belt has a gardening personality all its own. Summer afternoons here feel gentler than in the inland valleys, shaped by marine air, mild winters, and that ever-present salt ...