News articles tagged with 'fertiliser'
Engineers demonstrate use of proteins as raw material for biofuels, biorefining
— 8 Mar 2011 14:59 | TechnologyTwo types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such…
Sugarcane bioethanol: Environmental implications
— 3 Mar 2011 12:47 | EnvironmentResearchers have long promoted biofuels produced from crop biomass as an environmentally sustainable source of renewable energy. A recent study questions whether the potential climate…
Overfertilising corn undermines ethanol
— 26 Feb 2011 18:03 | EnvironmentRice University scientists and their colleagues have found that when growing corn crops for ethanol, more means less…
World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
— 15 Feb 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentRecalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertiliser linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse…
Helping feed the world without polluting its waters
— 4 Feb 2011 15:49 | EnvironmentA growing global population has lead to increasing demands for food. Farmers around the world rely, at least in part on phosphorus-based fertilisers in order to sustain and improve…
MU scientists find new farming method to reduce greenhouse gases, increase farm yields
— 14 Jan 2011 16:47 | EnvironmentU.S. agricultural practices create 58 percent of nitrous oxide in the world, which is the third most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Scientists believe nitrous oxide contributes…
Shrubby crops can help fuel Africa's green revolution
— 25 Nov 2010 17:27 | EnvironmentCrop diversification with shrubby legumes mixed with soybean and peanuts could be the key to sustaining the green revolution in Africa, according to a Michigan State University study…
Intelligent irrigation saves water and fertiliser without reducing yield or quality
— 9 Oct 2010 09:14 | EnvironmentSensors and decision-support software can help horticultural growers worldwide to reduce their water consumption by 60 percent and use 30 percent less fertiliser without sacrificing…
Plant nutrients from wastewater
— 8 Sep 2010 12:36 | EnvironmentPlants cannot thrive without nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, therefore farmers usually use organic and industrially manufactured mineral fertilisers to supply…
Fertiliser chemicals linked to animal developmental woes
— 28 Aug 2010 10:10 | EnvironmentFertiliser chemicals may pose a bigger hazard to the environment - specifically to creatures that live in water - than originally foreseen, according to new research from North Carolina…