View From Above: Fertilizer Use Around the World
Image: G. K. MacDonald, E. M. Bennett, P. A. Potter, N. Ramankutty The map above is the first illustration of worldwide imbalances in the use of phosphorus , a key component of fertilizers and an essential plant nutrient. “Typically, people either worry about what happens when an excess of phosphorus finds its way into the water, or they focus on what happens when we run out of phosphorus,”
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View From Above: Fertilizer Use Around the World
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