Christine Jones -- Nitrogen: The double-edged sword
Channel: Bionutrient Food Association
Date: 2021-05-11

The use of inorganic nitrogen in agriculture is recognized as a highly inefficient - and polluting - practice. Globally, over $100 billion of nitrogen fertilizers are applied to crops and pastures every year. Between 10 and 40% of the applied nitrogen is taken up by plants. Much of the remaining 60% to 90% is returned to the atmosphere as ammonia or nitrous oxide - or leached to aquatic ecosystems as nitrate. Due to its high mobility, inorganic nitrogen has become a key stressor for terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. This session will explore how a whole-farm approach to the restoration of soil biodiversity can replace the need for inorganic nitrogen fertilizers.

2017 Soil & Nutrition Conference  -  https://soilandnutrition.org/​
Hosted by the Bionutrient Food Association  -  https://bionutrient.org/​