Scientists Estimate That Pesticides are Reducing Crop Yields by ONE-THIRD Through Impaired Nitrogen Fixation The impacts of pesticides on nitrogen fixation by Rhizobia bacteria is much greater than previously thought. An important new study links this impairment of signalling processes within plants, and between plants and soil bacteria, to pesticides and other soil contaminants.
Soil Quality from Long-term Organic Management Nearly Doubles Flavonoids in Organic Tomatoes Organic management nearly doubled the concentrations of two health-promoting flavonoids in tomatoes a long-term study in California.
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