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Strengthening legumes to tackle fertilizer pollution
2013-04-24 01:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment. An international team of scientists aims to lessen the reliance on these fertilizers by helping beans and similar plants boost their nitrogen production, even in areas with traditionally poor soil quality. Researchers from the Center of Plant Genomics and Biotechnology at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's...
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