By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-off, and Jim Hoorman, Hoorman ...

There are 17 essential plant nutrients for growth, and phosphorus is one of the macronutrients plants need plenty of. While phosphorus is largely available in soil, many gardeners opt to give ...

Plants acquire phosphorus in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi) from the soil through a tightly regulated network of transporters and signalling pathways that ensure nutrient homeostasis. This ...

Paths to accessing phosphorus For centuries, farmers have added phosphorus to their fields to improve crop yields. Not only does it improve crop quality, phosphorus also promotes the formation of ...

We need phosphorus to grow our food, but we're running out. We've known for 100 years that depletion is imminent. Now is the ...

Scientists have discovered that pairing bread wheat with a special soil fungus can significantly enhance its nutritional ...

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 ...