Where plankton suffers, so does the entire ocean food chain. When environmenmental conditions change, often triggered by too much of a nutrient—such as nitrogen or phosphorus from fertilizer ...

Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for plant growth, yet it is often locked away in soils and inaccessible to plants. The ...

Researchers have uncovered a pivotal genetic mechanism that enables tomatoes to enhance phosphate uptake by partnering with ...

Yet these tiny organisms — called plankton — may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of new studies. The decline of these microscopic creatures puts huge ...

This P rich material is mined from the earth and processed into more soluble P forms that plants can use. The ability of these P fertilizers to dissolve in soil water depends on the chemical form. How ...

suggests that efforts to control phosphorus pollution from point sources such as wastewater treatment plants are working." Despite these targeted efforts, Li said the overall increased amount of ...