Amazon dark earth boosts tree growth as much as sixfold (IMAGE)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Amazon dark earth boosts tree growth as much as sixfold

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Brazilian scientists analyzed the typical soil composition resulting from native management with the aim of developing biotech applications for more effective restoration of degraded areas

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Luís Felipe Zagatto/CENA-USP

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