Experiments published in Food and Energy Security by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and Royal Botanic Gardens suggest that we are globally wasting huge amounts of phosphorus. 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 ...

A few astute readers asked why there is no phosphorus in the lawn fertilizer they bought this year. Of course, my retort was, "Why are you buying lawn fertilizer this time of year as you can't ...

In the last century, synthetic fertilizers have changed the face of the planet. The current world population might be halved ...

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 ...

For two days last August, 500,000 residents in and around Toledo, Ohio, were told not to drink, cook with, or bathe children in city water. An enormous algae bloom was suffocating the part of Lake ...

Banding phosphorus can provide a faster response than a broadcast application if you’re planting corn in cool soils. There are additional considerations, however. Earlier this week, we received a ...

Maarten Van Geel, Matthias De Beenhouwer, Tobias Ceulemans, Kenny Caes, An Ceustermans, Dany Bylemans, Ann Gomand, Bart Lievens, Olivier Honnay https://www.jstor.org ...

At a wastewater treatment forum on Wednesday, the ministry said that Taiwan loses up to 6,000 tonnes of phosphorus annually ...

Phosphorus pollution can linger for decades in soils and streams, shaping water quality long after sources are reduced.

What you throw away in the kitchen could matter more in the garden. This everyday leftover plays a surprising role in soil ...