Wetlands Can Protect Us From Climate Change
Wetlands include bogs, swamps, bayous, marshes, billabongs, fens, vernal pools, lagoons, and other waterlogged areas and woods. A wetland exists when salty or fresh water...
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Breakthrough – A Genetically Modified Rice That Thrives On Less Nitrogen Fertilizer
In many places of the world, rice is the principal staple crop. Modern agriculture relies on fertilizer, and much of that fertilizer is based on...
Alarming – Microplastics Are Being Deliberately Added To Soil
Our earth is becoming increasingly plastic. Plastic pollution has increased tremendously in recent years as a result of the rise in plastic manufacturing and consumption. Microplastic...
Nitrogen Fertilizers Hampers Germination In Rice: Study
Excessive use of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium based fertilizers is causing environmental contamination and abuse of fertilizer subsidies. Now Indian scientists have identified rice cultivars...
Algae Blooms In Lakes & Oceans Creating Pollution
Algae blooms are a serious problem for lakes, rivers, streams and seas around the world. Farmers use fertilizer to grow crops, and fertilizer runoff empties...
Leaves from Nitrogen-Rich Trees can be Potential Fertilizers
Persistent overuse of fertilizers to increase the crop yield has led to serious consequences on environment and human health. The problem has now come to...