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Science
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Is this why we haven't found aliens? We're looking for wrong signal

Life requires sufficient phosphorus and nitrogen in a planet's rocky mantle; water alone is insufficient, and planetary oxygen balance determines element availability.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
2 weeks ago

Soybean School: Fine-tuning P & K for yield and economics

Soil-testing shows ~15 ppm P and 90–100 ppm K thresholds; fertilizing below them often increases soybean yields economically, above them returns diminish.
Philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

The cycling of phosphorus is the basis for all life on Earth | Aeon Essays

Seaweed provides essential nutrients, especially phosphorus, supporting island agriculture and illustrating phosphorus's critical, planet-wide role in life's growth and geological cycles.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 months ago

EU's phosphorus imports from Russia keep rising, despite the ongoing war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"It is deeply troubling that the EU has become more dependent on phosphorus from Russian mines," says Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Ragn-Sells Group.
Agriculture
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