Farming’s Nitrogen Future Will Be Built From Several Technologies, Not One

Modern farming depends heavily on nitrogen fertilizer because crops need nitrogen to build proteins, chlorophyll and ultimately yield, yet most major crops cannot directly use the nitrogen gas that makes up most of the atmosphere. Farmers have to buy nitrogen in forms plants can use, generally through ammonia, urea and ... [continued] The post Farming’s Nitrogen Future Will Be Built From Several Technologies, Not One appeared first on CleanTechnica .