Soil-borne fungal diseases threaten crop productivity and quality, and the agricultural sector has long relied on chemicals to manage these pathogens. However, new research is uncovering a natural ...

Earthworms (Eisenia foetida) produce humic substances that can influence plant growth by mechanisms that are not yet clear. In this work, we investigated the effects of humic acids (HAs) isolated from ...

An acid found in rich humus soil breaks down the misfolded brain proteins — called prions — that cause chronic wasting disease. When concentrations of humic acid similar to those found in soils were ...