Multidisciplinary
A centimetre of topsoil takes centuries to build. A bad season can remove it, and fertiliser hides the loss for years
10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read
Soil is treated as the inert stuff plants stand in. It is a built structure, largely made by living things, and most of what we call soil degradation is the collapse of that structure rather than a shortage of nutrients.
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