Contemporary mechanistic agriculture has been based largely on the development of genetics and chemistry.
The regenerative agriculture systems emphasize the development of biology and biophysics.
All the evidence points to an emerging agricultural revolution that will supersede the so-called “green revolution”, and exceed it in terms of crop quality and yield and economic returns to the producer.
Since I first started working in this space I have been fascinated by the volume and integrity of high-quality science in the biophysics space that has not been utilized by mainstream agriculture, yet holds so much promise.
One such topic is the role of soil redox in developing disease suppressive soils and regulating nutrient availability. Redox has at least as big an impact on nutrient availability as pH does.
Here is an important and foundational review paper1 that will get you started on this important topic. Look for a more on this in the coming months.
