A biological mechanism makes plant roots more hospitable to microbes. Researchers at the John Innes Centre have identified a ...

Ammonia is then converted to ammonium ions, nitrate ions, and urea — all key components in so-called inorganic, or mineral, fertilizers. Developed more than a century ago, the Haber–Bosch ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

A recent study published in Nature Communications has uncovered groundbreaking findings in plant biology, opening new doors ...

To be more universally profitable, fertilizer use requires lower transport costs and better agronomics, including complementary inputs. Inorganic fertilizer use is considered low in Africa but it is ...

Beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes play a critical role in agriculture, providing sustainable ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

If we could use mutually beneficial relationships between plant roots and soil microbes to enhance nutrient uptake, then we could potentially reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers. Researchers ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

The findings represent an exciting breakthrough in the long-held ambition to use enhanced endosymbiotic partnerships as natural alternatives to inorganic-fertilizer across major crops, including ...

Here are ten of the most striking newly verified facts: Most smallholders in the countries studied use rudimentary technologies and eschew the use of modern inputs: Two-thirds report no use of ...