Fertilizer types and mixtures are numerous and can contain one, several or numerous plant nutrients in one bag. Sometimes they can be specifically formulated for a special plant or crop based on that ...

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is not sustainable. A team of bacteriologists and plant scientists discuss the ...

The three numbers on fertilizer are the N-P-K ratio, which stands for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. These three nutrients have separate functions and are essential to a plant's growth and ...

Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on artificial fertilizers to support plant growth. In fact, fertilizer use has more ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute think they’ve found a way to reduce the need for fertilizer in our farm fields. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on what a fungus does for plant nutrition ...

Dissolved carbon in soil can quench plants' ability to communicate with soil microbes, allowing plants to fine-tune their relationships with symbionts. Experiments show how synthetic biology tools can ...