A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production, as it recycles nutrients from ...

A new study highlights the surprising potential of rice-fish coculture (RFC) to naturally increase phosphorus (P) availability in paddy soils—without the need for added fertilizers. By introducing ...

On a recent day, a new sewage treatment system started operations at the capital’s Sunamachi Water Reclamation Center in Koto Ward.

If you want to start gardening, essentials like raised garden beds, pruning shears, seed starting trays and sun hats will make maintaining a lush vegetable garden or healthy lawn much easier. Finding ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Our planet faces “phosphogeddon,” scientists have warned. They fear our misuse of ...

Disrupting Earth’s chemical cycles brings trouble. But planet-warming carbon dioxide isn’t the only element whose cycle we’ve turned wonky—we’ve got a phosphorus problem too. And it’s a big one, ...

Q: Can you provide any feedback on growing Arabian jasmine here in the Las Vegas Valley? I read on the internet to use a 10-30-10 fertilizer but can’t find any for home use. On the internet, folks ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Phosphorus is a mineral that plants need to grow and complete its life cycle. But in the United States, scientists say phosphorus in our soil is going to deplete within this century.

Fertilizers are not just an agricultural input: they are a strategic resource hidden at the center of geopolitical conflict.

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Fertilizer will always be a critical part of production agriculture. The goal is not to do without it, but rather use it in a ...

Struvite, shown here, is a slow-release fertilizer capable of reducing nitrogen and phosphorus leaching relative to monoammonium phosphate, the leading fall-applied fertilizer in the Midwest. In a new ...