A research team has shown that microbes taken from trees growing beside pristine mountain-fed streams in Western Washington could make phosphorus trapped in soils more accessible to agricultural crops ...

Most phosphorus in the environment is in an organic form that plants cannot directly use, and traditional understanding suggested only enzymes could convert it into the bioavailable inorganic form.

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In the complex network of ecosystems, plant growth is closely linked to nutrient acquisition, with phosphorus playing a critical role. Although phosphorus is abundant in soil, most of it exists in ...

Phosphorus, a key ingredient in fertilizers, is running out. The world's food systems depend on phosphorus mined from limited reserves, yet much of what is applied to fields washes away, leaving soils ...

Rice water is a great fertilizer, packed with starch and nutrients. Not all plants love it, though, so it's important to only ...

Harvest is in full swing, but the impact of a difficult planting season is still apparent from the combine perch. While phosphorus (P) might have been plentiful in the soil, a cold, wet spring tricked ...

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Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, yet this important plant nutrient is increasingly being lost from soils around the world. The primary cause is soil erosion. The study shows which continents ...

Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient for plants to grow. But when it's applied to plants as part of a chemical fertilizer, phosphorus can react strongly with minerals in the soil, forming complexes with ...