Detailed inputs including materials, labour and growth conditions, fruit yields, incidence of weeds and pests were recorded for both systems so as to compare the economic viability, energy flow and soil environments of the two systems. (fao.org)
In the new study, the investigators set out to determine whether the microbe - metabolite relationships observed in the simplified test - tube system could be reproduced in a more complex soil environment. (sciencedaily.com)
Soil contamination is the presence of man - made chemicals or other alteration to the natural soil environment. (sciencedaily.com)