Healthy plant growth and reproduction require 17 nutrients. Of these, carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) are derived mainly from the atmosphere and water. Soil minerals and/or soil organic ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to ...

Dry fertilizer products are straightforward to determine the amount of nutrient applied in a recommended application. To ...

Side-by-side comparisons of Arabidopsisthaliana (left), soybean (middle), and rice (right) grown at lower (left frame in each pair) and higher temperatures (right frame in each pair). Credit: Salk ...

No soil? No problem. Some herbaceous shrubs living on rocky mountains in Brazil use roots equipped with fine hairs and acids to dissolve rocks and extract the key nutrient phosphorus. The discovery, ...