Sentences with phrase «microorganisms in the soil»

Nitrous oxide is a gas released into the atmosphere by the respiration of microorganisms in the soil, but it is broken down into its harmless components by ultraviolet light from the sun.

The three biology experiments discovered unexpected and enigmatic chemical activity in the Martian soil, but provided no clear evidence for the presence of living microorganisms in soil near the landing sites.

The three biology experiments aboard the landers discovered unexpected and enigmatic chemical activity in the Martian soil, but provided no clear evidence for the presence of living microorganisms in the soil near the landing sites.

As microorganisms in the soil break down the organic material into an inorganic soluble form, a slow release of nutrients is provided over a longer period of time.

Yet this new research suggests that the extra carbon provides fuel to microorganisms in the soil whose byproducts (such as CO2) are released into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.

Unfortunately, in the Panama tropical forest where this picture was taken, these fungi and other microorganisms in the soil can not break down enough organic material to provide the forest with all of the nitrogen it needs to recover from clear - cutting that occurred 12 years ago.

Thanks to DNA sequencing techniques, Bais says that identifying the various microorganisms in soil is easy.

He says, «We know that if you have diverse microorganisms in your soil, that's going to lead to better soil health.»

Finally, microorganisms in the soil eat decomposing animals, completing food chains.

Scientists weigh the possibility that methane gas on Mars comes from microorganisms in the soil.

Microorganisms in soil and water are responsible for degrading available sources of nutrients into forms that plants can assimilate.

Scientists had previously assumed that this effect was mainly due to the presence of small animals and microorganisms in the soil, which feed on dead organic matter (for example, fallen leaves).

We also have microorganisms for legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, or any of the other legumes that can fix up to 75 percent of their actual nitrogen for protein in amino acid synthesis that actually comes from the air through the microorganisms in the soil.