Fertilizer
Human urine: An eco-friendly crop fertilizer
1 yr stored urine had little impact on soil bacterial communities and produced minimal change in soil pH.
Bee diversity is lower in wealthier Boulder neighborhoods
Impact of wealth and pavement on garden biodiversity.
Scientists discovered how to produce the vital agricultural fertilizer
New method uses a catalyst to make synthetic urea.
Satellite data show disparate nitrogen dioxide trends across California
Wildfires and soil emissions increase air pollution in remote forests.
A new understanding of catalysis at the atomic level may lead to significant energy savings
Catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale.
Soil nutrients affect the attractiveness of plants to bees from the ground up
Soil nutrition affects floral traits, pollinator attraction & cucumber fitness.
New soil sensors could improve crop fertilization efficiency
Measuring temperature and nitrogen levels is essential for agriculture.
Scientists extract biofertilizer from human hair
Every year, about 300,000 tons of human hair is treated as waste and is being discarded as such. Although human hair is biodegradable, its...
Excess of N fertilizers hampers germination and root growth in rice: study
Excessive use of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium based fertilizers is causing environmental contamination and abuse of fertilizer subsidies. Now Indian scientists have identified rice...
Zera Food Recycler That Transforms Waste Food Into Fertilizer
We all waste food for different reasons. Approximately, 1.3 billion tons food gets wasted or lost in the overall world. To reduce this waste, the...
New solar-powered device removes water and fertilizer from urine used to make beer
Researchers from Ghent University have cultivated a new solar-powered device that separates water and fertilizer from human urine. The device can be used for...