A critical nutrient for life, most phosphorus in the soil is organic—from remains of plants, microbes or animals. But plants need inorganic phosphorus—the type found in fertilizers—for food.

As the global population continues to grow and the demand for food increases, the efficient use of limited phosphorus ...

Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers report iron oxides can drive the same conversion at ...

MINERALS Pakistan is endowed with rich and vast deposits of many minerals and metals. However, for a variety of reasons, the focus remains on exploration, mining, and developing reserves for precious ...

Most phosphorus in the environment is in an organic form that plants cannot directly use, and traditional understanding suggested only enzymes could convert it into the bioavailable inorganic form.

On the outskirts of Kericho town within Kenya's Rift Valley region, Kaptepeswet tea farm, an organic tea estate sprawling on ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

Merchants trading fertiliser continue to report ongoing confusion regarding fertiliser allowances with phosphorus the main ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

Within soil, the majority of phosphorus is organic, contained in dead biological matter. However, plants require inorganic phosphorus, the element itself, in order to function. A new paper found ...

Palau, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tübingen (Germany) discusses his latest research investigating per- and ...