Fertilisation

Global study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency

A 60-year global study covering 205 countries and regions has uncovered the evolutionary patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency (NUE and PUE) in four major staple crops of rice, wheat, maize and soybean. Led…

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Soils

Alternative organic resources for soil health in Africa

Addressing soil health is recognised as a key strategy to improve fertiliser efficiency, and this is particularly important in Africa, where fertiliser is a scarce resource. Our authors have established the potential…

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Food security

Long-term fertilisation strategies for blended agricultural sustainability are needed

The world is currently experiencing a historic food crisis. High fertiliser prices are part of the problem. In addition to the necessary short-term aid measures, the crisis ought to be made use of to develop and…

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