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Minerals Play Newly Discovered Role in Earth’s Phosphorus Cycle

Iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation as plants and microbes that are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Northwestern ...
The Conversation

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted – we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

The Phosphorus Transformation Strategy was produced as part of the RePhoKUs project (The role of phosphorus in the sustainability and resilience of the UK food system) funded by BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, and ...
EurekAlert!

Around 50% of soil-available phosphorus comes from mineral fertilisers in agricultural systems worldwide

Plants need phosphorus to grow. Farmers’ use of mineral phosphorus fertilisers has greatly increased soil phosphorus fertility and, consequently, crop yields. However, these fertilisers are made from ...