Tag: Yang Lin

Tracing the Long-Term Impacts of Biosolids on Florida’s Sandy Soils

by Mike Loizzo
May 8, 2025

What happens to nutrients and metals in soil long after biosolids—a byproduct from sewage treatment—have been applied to the land? That’s the question JoAnn Donald, a graduate student in the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Biosolids, Calcium, Environment, Eutrophication, JoAnn Donald, Phosphorus, Seminole County, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yang Lin

Decadal Soil Changes: UF/IFAS study aligns with World Soil Day 2024

by Mike Loizzo
December 5, 2024

This World Soil Day (Dec. 5), as we celebrate the theme "Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage," UF/IFAS researchers are launching an initiative to better understand soil health dynamics. A team of scientists, including Dr. Yang Lin, Dr. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Carbon Storage, Dynamic Soil Properties, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nikolaos Tziolas, Sabine Grunwald, Soil Health, Soil Mapping, Soil Survey, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, World Soil Day, Yang Lin

Research finds the amount and timing of nitrogen availability depends on the cover crop mixture

by Mike Loizzo
September 5, 2023

When it comes to sustainable agroecosystems, cover crops are a key component. However, choosing whether a single cover crop or a mixture will provide growers with the right nutrients needed for the cash crop they are planting is still up for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cover Crops, Nitrogen, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture, Yang Lin

Graduate student examines nitrogen release dynamics, potential soil health benefits of cover crops

by Mike Loizzo
June 14, 2022

Precious Nyabami, a master's student in the UF/IFAS department of soil, water, and ecosystem sciences, is studying cover crops’ impact on soil health and nutrient management. The focus is on nitrogen (N). She wants to understand N release ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cover Crops, Nitrogen, Precious Nyabami, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yang Lin

Researchers study phosphorus limitation in soils of Puerto Rico

by Mike Loizzo
August 3, 2021

Soil phosphorus (P) is commonly thought to limit primary productivity and microbial activities in humid tropical forests. Many soils in these forests experience frequent low oxygen conditions. Dr. Yang Lin, assistant professor of soil health ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Phosphorus, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Health, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yang Lin

UF/IFAS soil and water sciences faculty to address shortage of data scientists

by Mike Loizzo
June 30, 2021

A grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will address a shortage of data scientists in the fields of soil and water sciences. The goal is to develop future leaders in soil health research and extension. Members ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Data Science, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, USDA-NIFA, Yang Lin

Featured New Faculty: Yang Lin

by Mike Loizzo
April 20, 2020

Dr. Yang Lin has recently been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Soil and Water Sciences Department with a specialty in Soil Health. We asked him a little about how his career has developed and what his future research goals are. Can ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Featured Faculty, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Health, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, SWS Featured Faculty, Yang Lin

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