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Through the use of biofertilizers, healthy plants can be grown, while enhancing the sustainability and the health of the soil. Biofertilizers can be expected to reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, but they are not yet able to replace their use. As of 2024, more than 340 biofertilizer products have been approved for ...
Nitrogen is an essential element needed for the creation of biomass and is usually seen as a limiting nutrient in agricultural systems. Though abundant in the atmosphere, the atmospheric form of nitrogen cannot be utilized by plants and must be transformed into a form that can be taken up directly by the plants; this problem is solved by biological nitrogen fixers.
The diagram below shows fertilizer consumption by the European Union (EU) countries as kilograms per hectare (pounds per acre). The total consumption of fertilizer in the EU is 15.9 million tons for 105 million hectare arable land area [51] (or 107 million hectare arable land according to another estimate [52]). This figure equates to 151 kg of ...
Organic acids and phosphotases released by rhizobacteria found in plant rhizospheres facilitate the conversion of insoluble forms of phosphorus to plant-available forms such as H 2 PO 4 −. PGPR bacteria include Pseudomonas putida , Azospirillum fluorescens , and Azospirillum lipoferum and notable nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with ...
Azotobacter is a genus of usually motile, oval or spherical bacteria that form thick-walled cysts (and also has hard crust) and may produce large quantities of capsular slime. They are aerobic, free-living soil microbes that play an important role in the nitrogen cycle in nature, binding atmospheric nitrogen , which is inaccessible to plants ...
On Wednesday, Chewy Inc. (NYSE:CHWY) reported a third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.20, up 33.3% year-over-year, compared to the consensus of $0.08. The retailer of pet supplies reported sales of $2. ...
There, four-legged customers sample today's offerings, while their owners stock up on the food. Sarah Rector and her French bulldog, Lulu, are buying her regular order, including beef with russet ...
An Arkansas couple has given up their wedding fund to help an injured dog in need. Dylan McCay and his fiancé Emily Roberts revealed they used the money to pay for reconstructive surgery on a ...