Eleven years ago, Wade Ellwanger began analyzing reports submitted by farmers detailing the amount of fertilizer being ...

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify ...

Researchers uncover a seven-gene pathway enabling corn and rice to fix nitrogen directly from the air, eliminating fertilizer ...

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While the extended dry, warm fall has made harvest of corn and soybeans smoother for farmers, it also means farmers might ...

Food productivity is dependent on the availability of fertilizer, says Utah State University biochemist Lance Seefeldt. "We ...

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 ...

Why do plants need nitrogen and phosphorus, and how does this lead to eutrophication? Dive into the world of fertilizers, soil health, and their unintended consequences for lakes, rivers, and oceans.

Moderate to severe drought conditions across the Corn Belt provided ideal conditions for fast harvest, but it also draws ...

A gene controlling potato growth limits the plant’s fertilizer uptake. Tweaking related genes could lead to more sustainable potato varieties.

The fertilizers farmers use to feed their growing crops are already subject to the import tax we call a tariff.

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