Opinion: Does Adding Fungi to Soil Do More Harm Than Good?
The use of mycorrhizal fungi—fungi that grow on plant roots—as biofertilizers is becoming more common. But it could have harmful effects on ecosystems.
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The use of mycorrhizal fungi—fungi that grow on plant roots—as biofertilizers is becoming more common. But it could have harmful effects on ecosystems.
Plants communicate with the fungi on their roots, but the effects on the ecosystem of deliberately adding fungi as a fertilizer are unknown — and might be harmful.
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania agriculture can expect improvements to environmental sustainability in the region after decades-old legislation on fertilizer use is now being reconsidered with respect to the climate today.
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania agriculture can expect improvements to environmental sustainability in the region after decades-old legislation on fertilizer use is now being reconsidered with respect to the climate today.
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania agriculture can expect improvements to environmental sustainability in the region after decades-old legislation on fertilizer use is now being reconsidered with respect to the climate today.