Greenhouse farming impacts soil stability and iron oxide distribution.
The study looked at how soil aggregates change over time in a solar greenhouse by analyzing samples from a vegetable bed in China. They found that after 5 years, the stability of larger soil aggregates increased compared to soil from an open field. The amount of certain iron oxides decreased under greenhouse conditions, leading to less stable aggregates. Free iron oxides were linked to larger aggregates, while complex iron oxides were connected to medium-sized aggregates.