Forests, grasslands, and other natural areas around the world have access to about a quarter less nitrogen than previously ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil.

“The complexity of the nitrogen cycle is a major challenge for studying the consequences of excess nitrogen on ecosystems.” Soil processes are difficult to study in isolation. The researchers will ...

Knowing the various styles of soil microbes, and linking microbes to specific soil processes, can be important knowledge for farmers." Modern nitrogen fertilizers are applied in the form of ammonium.

Since the mid-1900s, humans have been exerting an ever-increasing impact on the global nitrogen cycle. Human activities, such as making fertilizers and burning fossil fuels, have significantly ...

The fact that soil emits HONO is not just locally, but also globally significant for air quality and the nitrogen cycle.

The two forms of nitrogen available to most plants in the soil and water are nitrate (NO3) and ammonium (NH4). The nitrate form of nitrogen is highly soluble in water and will often leach out of ...

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The nitrogen cycle is important as well, and we are also adjusting its knobs. Today the nitrogen entering the world’s soil is moving at twice its natural rate, thanks to our production of ...