Nitrogen is essential for growth and development of living things. It’s involved with almost all aspects of life: in amino acids that constitute protein, in DNA and RNA that control genetic ...

A new study reveals that soil acidity plays a critical role in determining how wheat competes with soil microorganisms for nitrogen, a nutrient ...

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Nitrogen is an essential element for living organisms, needed to build DNA, proteins and chlorophyll. Although nitrogen makes up nearly 80% of the air we breathe, it’s availability to plants and ...

Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant health. However, these fertilizers also produce ...

DONALDSONVILLE, La. – Near the winding Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, CF Industries’ 1,400-acre Donaldsonville Complex rises in a steam-punk spectacle. The behemoth of cooling towers, ...