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Agricultural chemistry has transformed farming, making chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other innovations integral to the global agricultural landscape. Agricultural chemistry plays a pivotal ...

These industrial mineral fertilizers are not only made from finite resources (as in the case of phosphorus), but also require a lot of energy and fossil fuels to produce (as in the case of nitrogen).

Scientists in Ferrara, Italy, have conducted a study using microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants instead of synthetic fertilizers on tomato crops — and the results were very promising ...

But, as new research shows, that disaster actually may have been beneficial for the early evolution of life by serving as "a giant fertilizer bomb" for the bacteria and other single-celled ...

In cooler climates, winter fertilizer should be applied between late August and October. Winterizer is a special blend of fertilizers that helps lawns survive the stress of cold months.

A meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago, much larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, may have served as a "giant fertilizer bomb" for early life, providing crucial nutrients.

After comparing their results, the researchers concluded that soil treated with manure or compost fertilizer stores more carbon than soil treated with chemical fertilizers or no fertilizer. While ...

However, if you want to garden as organically as possible - and save a bit of money - you can make your own tomato fertilizer. There are beneficial feeds that can be easily made from kitchen leftovers ...