As farmers look to establish their 2023 cropping plan, some are looking at changing their rotation. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, says he has been fielding questions on the subject. “For ...

Agri varsity VC warns that excessive urea use harms health and soil quality, urging farmers to apply it judiciously.

Excessive use of urea by farmers is not only harming soil health but also posing serious risks to human health, including reduced fertility among young people, warned Professor Jayashankar, Telangana ...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen cycling. Yet, despite their ubiquity, scientists have long puzzled over how ...

Urea, originally a byproduct of human urine, is a critical chemical found in everything from fertilizers to skin care products to diesel-powered vehicles. Unfortunately, synthetic versions of urea are ...

Researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas. By building these materials of nickel and cobalt atoms with carefully tailored electronic ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology find that urea is a major energy source for ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in the open ocean, while coastal AOA prefer ammonium. The ...

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