What’s good for crops not always good for the environment
Monday, July 25, 2016 - 08:31
in Earth & Climate
What’s good for crops is not always good for the environment. Nitrogen, a key nutrient for plants, can cause problems when it leaches into water supplies. Now, scientists have developed a model to calculate the age of nitrogen in corn and soybean fields, which could lead to improved fertilizer application techniques to promote crop growth […]