Growing cereal crops with less fertilizer
Discovery could reduce nitrogen pollution, save farmers billions.
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Discovery could reduce nitrogen pollution, save farmers billions.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The discovery
The majority of grains share similar nutritional characteristics; they are high in carbohydrates but relatively low in protein and lacking in calcium and vitamin A by nature. The cereals that are grown most frequently are rye, wheat, oats, barley, corn (maize), and sorghum.
According to new research, scientists have now discovered a new low-cost way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops, which is beneficial for the farmers and for the environment.