RedOrbit: Helping farmers around the globe apply more precise amounts of fertilizer nitrogen can combat climate change.
That`s the conclusion of a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the paper, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) provide an improved prediction of nitrogen fertilizer`s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural fields.
The study uses data from around the world to show that emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O),...