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Nutrient cycling and soil fertility research examines how essential elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium move between soil, plants, and microorganisms through processes such as decomposition, mineralization, and root uptake. This field is central to plant science because it reveals how plants acquire the resources needed for growth and how they interact with soil microbial communities to access nutrients efficiently. Understanding these dynamics helps researchers develop strategies for sustainable agriculture, improve crop yields, and manage ecosystems where plants play a key role in nutrient turnover.
open_in_new WikipediaMosses feed nitrogen-hungry tundra plants by harvesting it from air
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Hidden players in plant response to sulfur deficit and beyond: insi...
Sulfur is a nutrient that affects the flavor of vegetables like broccoli and garlic, the health o...
Long-term localization experiments reveal aging degradation mechani...
Those small plastic-coated fertilizer pellets you spread in your garden or that farmers use on cr...
Coal and manure waste combined by microbes yields garden-ready compost
Compost that could end up in your garden or on the farms that grow your food might one day be mad...