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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.
Seaweed fertilizer can be applied in a number of different forms, including refined liquid extracts and dried, pulverized organic material. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Through its composition of various bioactive molecules, seaweed functions as a strong soil conditioner , bio-remediator , and biological pest control , with each seaweed phylum offering various ...
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 ...
Phosphorus, a limiting nutrient for plant growth, can be plentiful in soil, but is most commonly found in insoluble forms. 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 − .
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 ...
Things still haven't changed between Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice.. During the premiere of Jenni "JWoww" Farley's movie Devonon Friday, Nov. 8 at the AMC Empire 25 in New York City, the Real ...
Causal graphs can be used for communication and for inference. They are complementary to other forms of causal reasoning, for instance using causal equality notation. As communication devices, the graphs provide formal and transparent representation of the causal assumptions that researchers may wish to convey and defend.