A common soil fungus may offer a sustainable solution to one of the world's largest industrial waste problems while helping recover a critical ...

Rice, the staple food for over half of the world 39;s population, faces growing threats from drought, soil degradation, and excessive chemical fertilizer use .

Phosphorus is crucial for crop growth. But too little can lower crop yields, and too much can lead to pollution downstream.

If phosphorus stayed locked in the soil, farmers would have wasted money on fertilizer they didn’t need. And excess ...

Farmers say current system protects water while keeping costs down, but environmental groups pin the plans as a piece of Iowa ...

Rice water is a no-cost, natural fertilizer that's proven to improve plant root, leaf, and even fruit growth. It works better on some vegetables than others.

Federal Judge Gregory Frizzell of Tulsa denied the defendants' request to delay restrictions on poultry litter in Oklahoma's ...

Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.

A 60-year study covering 205 countries and regions worldwide has systematically uncovered the evolutionary patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency (NUE and PUE) in the four major staple ...