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Tag Archives: eutrophic
Fertilisers destabilise grasslands
Here’s new evidence that fertilising grasslands can make them less stable. Therefore, fertilised grasslands might become more vulnerable to climate change. This is a serious matter in our hungry world. Here’s the science. This research was led by Andy Hector … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, food
Tagged academia, biodiversity, climate, ecosystem, eutrophic, fertiliser, food security, grassland, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, research, soil
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More corn grown in U.S. this year than ever before. Thanks, biofuels.
argylesock says… We can hope for more ‘advanced biofuels’ but just now, biofuels in the USA are mostly from corn (maize, Zea mays).
Posted in agriculture, money and trade
Tagged biofuel, conservation, corn, crop, cropland, eutrophic, fertiliser, fuel, grain, herbicide, land use, maize, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, pollution, research, soya, sustainable, technology, trade, waterway
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Fertilized World…Finding A Balance
Originally posted on ECO-opia:
A Mixed Blessing If we don’t watch out, agriculture could destroy our planet. Here’s how to grow all the food we need with fewer chemicals. By Dan Charles Source link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/fertilized-world/charles-text?src=longreads&buffer_share=96cbd N.…
Posted in ecology, food, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged conservation, crop, eutrophic, fertiliser, nitrogen, photosynthesis, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, pollution
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The High Cost of Cheap Nitrogen
Originally posted on Global Food Politics:
West Fertilizer Plant Explosion. Source: The New Yorker. The explosion of the fertilizer factory in West, Texas, earlier this month was lost amid discussion of the Boston Marathon bombing. Yet the tragic explosion highlights…
Posted in ecology, food, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged algae, crop, duckweed, eutrophic, fertiliser, nitrogen, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, pollution, river, sea, soil, water, water plant, waterway
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Duckweed
Duckweeds are nuisance plants or useful plants, depending on your point of view. In places where they’re not welcome, duckweeds live up to the ‘weed’ part of their names. They can be invasive and almost impossible to eradicate. But we … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged alien species, climate, duckweed, eutrophic, farm, glyphosate, herbicide, invasive species, native species, naturalised species, nutrition, pesticide, plant_dicot, pond, research, Roundup, sewage, shade, waste, water, water plant, waterway, weed
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