Why do plants need nitrogen and phosphorus, and how does this lead to eutrophication? Dive into the world of fertilizers, ...

A new gene-editing technology for sustainable agriculture has been published by Scientific Reports' peer-reviewed research, showing the potential to make microbes more efficient at converting atmosphe ...

Findings are the first, peer-reviewed evidence of gene-edited microbes supplying a material proportion of corn farmers' nitrogen in commercial production A scientist at Pivot Bio scraping corn roots ...

Soybean plants in most Illinois fields produce ... will suffer or nitrogen fixation will be reduced.” Would adding nitrogen fertilizer fix this problem and result in higher yields?

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify agricultural plants so that they rely on less nitrogen. In research published ...

Researchers at MIT are developing innovative agricultural technologies such as stress-signaling plants, microbial fertilizers ...

Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which ...

When untreated sewage and fertilizers flow into the estuary, they add nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrients that drive excessive algal growth. These harmful algal blooms deplete oxygen levels and ...

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...

Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds harmful algal blooms ...

Providing nutrients for plants, for example, is a big focus among gardeners because they really are fundamental for plant ...